Michael和李华都在纽约上大学，最近他们结束了期中考试，今天准备坐火车去华盛顿参观访问。现在Michael正在火车站等李华。今天他们在谈话中会用到两个常用语：drained和wired. , r9 M; Z( g! Q4 x" S # p# \4 u$ U/ o' B# W1 e' x6 TL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。, i3 x# P3 }4 S+ e
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 P4 e) A/ g$ C" b. }- [2 G
i" k ~6 K. S3 T& O# ]! o# F# F$ xM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.0 h. T; Y4 [. w1 R/ O, h
2 I. D' _4 E# o/ R9 CL：(train leaving station, announcer in background) 你想在火车上睡觉？不行，你睡觉我跟谁说话呐？5 R2 E9 H) f) c- D7 u$ h2 T
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep., x0 V; M |( H3 V$ N
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? : e: m/ x( ?, I. V8 g4 e 6 M+ M3 b# X" @ V) [1 X) hM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % x% ]0 F/ v5 E% o& U B6 f% y8 R+ U. ^2 P- p) a) b* W7 R
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 6 @* J; b# H0 H, B c$ ^3 y6 v( M% \5 y. E- o7 W7 n
M：The word can be used two ways. To be physically drained and emotionally drained. For example, if a couple fight all the time, they would be emotionally tired, which you can also call drained.: H% k4 v7 ^4 O/ h
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L：噢，drained可以指体力很累，也可以指一个人在情绪上压力很大。要是一对夫妇老是吵架，那肯定情绪很不好。你是这个意思吧？9 J0 Q' q: h% y' Q
D/ t2 }& F0 J7 o/ `M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.9 ^9 ^3 v5 R( `& x6 I H8 o8 U+ k
- ^) N R1 j( m8 r8 cL：考试倒没让我觉得累，可是，两天前我跟我哥哥为了他的女朋友吵了一架。他那女朋友很任性，还老想管别人，真讨厌。跟我哥哥吵完后，我真是感到很累。 ; O! s9 O, S9 J3 Z: R8 m- F. l* \+ ?6 Y2 p8 ^: P8 ?5 J9 T4 Y
M：Yeah, you were emotionally drained. Well, if you don't want me to sleep on the train, we'd better go get more coffee. Let's go to the Cafe Car.$ A9 H' H8 d! S/ V l8 c8 Q2 M
6 ?; M7 |6 h0 nL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 2 @* u5 ^9 t; }/ Y) h6 ]: C8 Y; Q5 M, q g/ }+ S; b1 V
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.0 I; N1 O4 v: z3 v6 o; [7 g6 x
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L：这杯咖啡就能让你一路上不困啦？我可不行，到华盛顿之前，我至少还要喝两杯。3 R# j ^/ _8 p7 n
3 h+ V! Z. o, [/ M$ E. g, m VM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( O5 s% j; t3 J& X- u, h- A - f& ^4 h: t5 \0 Q& f$ ZL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ h; k; g; [2 v% ~! I. d1 }& W" J, ]) c j" n
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. $ U4 A, u. U; ~ - R/ m6 b' b2 _5 e( K( w3 XL：这么说，wired可以指对某件事很兴奋，也可以说对某件事感到紧张而努力去做。 要是我精力充沛，可以说：I am wired; 要是在大考前我感到很紧张而抓紧时间复习功课，也可以说：I'm wired。 是这个意思吗？) I! ]' s9 X; e+ m5 D$ C; ]( b
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M：Yeah, that's right. But it has one other meaning as well. Wired means to be connected to something, such as being wired into the Internet, or being wired into a discussion. 9 m7 s/ ~, X M& t, N. M0 f% t$ l 2 E g! G8 \( ^L：噢，跟什么东西联系在一起也可以说是wired，例如和因特网连接。你最后说的 wired into a discussion 我不太懂，那是什么意思啊？# s; z: k' \9 O- Y2 Z
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 w, u8 m) Q& N# m( `. O
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% B& _9 d. l+ a, T: L0 ^# k3 V. |
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.6 M/ p# k# X2 _. p9 l$ y8 P
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L：噢，我参加这些会议，参预决策的讨论，这就可以说：I'm wired into the discussion./ u# O% B9 m0 u* _/ Y- Q
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M：Yep. After all this coffee I have had, I don't feel so drained. In fact, after the next cup, I think I'm going to be pretty wired.3 L7 z* Y; |0 H p/ U- N: {
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L：喝了咖啡你就不感到那么累了。再喝一杯，你就精神百倍了。那好，我再去给你买一杯， 要不要？ * e+ H9 o# N. v: j" \1 y - y& p/ o, i2 `/ t6 Y8 {+ SM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! + D1 Z3 A/ q% H1 [( U 2 u; u. g$ H6 x0 E- i今天Michael和李华在谈话中用了两个意思相对的词，一个是drained，意思是非常累；另一个是wired，意思是精力充沛. 这次[流行美语]就到此结束，下次节目再见。 l4 z' @4 n0 N# p$ x
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