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., [: a$ ]* m. i9 o
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.+ k- p" z0 r% d" s! f* h c% N. U
) ?5 S$ V7 T( l- N8 AL：我当然会准时到，我什么时候迟到过？嗨，火车就要开啦？要多少时间才能到华盛顿呐？: X6 l' A5 Z d0 V: K$ q) [
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 9 w; q1 L+ g5 E$ B2 E 8 E, ~" x, z. l- r; }) bL：(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？" e- ?. r7 ?) b1 ]0 n! a
0 q# f0 \ ^! [ X6 \M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 V1 Z, y+ r6 _9 k
, @* {! i4 i8 }, KL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 1 q7 B3 M$ P% y: G0 C o& k8 n+ n+ u6 C0 [8 c& Y/ E; [
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted./ T+ V$ O4 y$ D I2 p; M1 R
5 ^1 d/ x2 M6 OL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ / L& O8 S, D# p. C0 _! v' V + k* ? J) W! Z7 {! s+ `8 ]5 }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.* C6 q& J C- a& V/ c
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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？% h- s c4 V- I9 y( T+ ]8 g
% c1 K G. r6 I. o4 S% GM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.; h# o) R) Q2 l" g4 H: }4 x
H7 i% m6 S M ZL：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。7 M) a) d$ L5 h. I! R% [/ C
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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.; L2 v# W1 E' G' s
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ % o% v" P ]" N! ?# h6 N ' ?2 E. f2 D+ o4 y$ ~2 EM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: d* g: B$ E* _+ p8 S% r0 o- @
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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。7 k* W$ O1 s( E/ a
- D5 c3 T4 e, t: N+ i3 Y, BM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.; w: k) P( Y0 p# V
1 h2 e( c- k' y, jL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 4 A' E2 q, I' D7 i' e* a }& l" J. q# o4 z8 K
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. : p7 E# V% G- Q0 N$ N3 a& n9 a3 ~3 b% q/ z* a
L：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？ ' ]3 ?" o% v& {3 a6 `8 o* ?: L0 g) ]* ]/ c
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 F$ `$ f/ V. V
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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？- \& x5 S T. o8 b; K- F0 ^
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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。2 g7 A/ v0 g% H* m# l, y
$ Q% |( V% ^, u! t! w- LM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. j3 Z$ P! ?" T 0 x9 Q: W1 a7 W) u6 q- c( ^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.5 G) W% [2 O6 {% n$ }
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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 a8 `0 o5 i# P, |6 |7 Z8 L: D' p) ?8 M' P
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？ , [+ T. s& x" @/ T) H9 p 8 x5 z: L8 B$ H a3 g$ yM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 e* }" L& Q' Q! v7 ? / J+ o3 y% P* Y( Q% m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。9 m" f8 r! Z# t0 D5 X9 Z+ J$ g! a
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