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. - ?# k a1 y% Y( ?1 J5 M1 s0 {6 T0 W4 S: [$ R5 ^- e. ], W$ \
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 # T7 X9 ^& U3 U r% a% H. Q3 h% n4 f2 N. o, q
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 2 F) e x" V4 Z; Y* Z5 K ' Z' n* `7 A6 [/ ^* ]; i. mL：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？ ! K4 n9 O# H8 o4 {1 _ % J9 T' ]3 z0 a5 Y9 GM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.3 [1 j5 k; D, H6 z4 k' {, t
4 F, c9 c. t& Y3 ~M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ( }6 {) Z7 m2 b; Q ) t. ^& P- m& X' j j% H, H+ xL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 6 @" F/ D0 u! n, s / u" l" D$ o( }7 r- }6 VM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( z/ w L* B0 u' V, Q; o8 R5 {5 V 7 k5 q3 P+ i8 Q j) B Z7 y! Q4 |L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？3 h' I6 `7 C- Z
7 s! O5 d5 ]* c! j, A) q5 xM：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. ; K; K0 K" Z% r0 {8 {8 y; t* t. }% N7 V
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？$ _: z0 A# p4 Z. v
/ f1 G. ]& x, r, W1 a5 w# NM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- X$ p; [6 B, a. U( Y7 k, m
4 R" E' l& k6 G' sL：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。 * t8 t3 o; G0 e d$ N( I2 @$ W. | $ H5 A' k" k3 n5 @' X6 R& ~3 sM：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.+ z4 r4 S' y, O$ ]' u4 g7 p$ Q
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！; Z9 c# A/ X$ |4 [
4 V" l1 l2 C$ ]1 u2 @' x+ [0 wM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.0 l* P2 Z0 L/ |: \
/ I: \" f- \+ s& z" [; \: Q9 [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。 5 i& d0 D& J3 z: k- e : N/ l6 |: { i! D0 CM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 w1 t& `& h2 n# s/ t8 E0 a
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？' [1 R( j2 N/ Y
s6 m) u1 x+ Z. t1 d) ^% S2 |6 VM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.1 b6 E$ o# L7 k% T# B% \' n, {
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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？1 Q, ? u. D3 G$ G8 e# }
$ a! Z I) k' A) o& yM：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.: S- B3 O/ A1 O6 h
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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？0 o0 \4 ?* z& F& l( e. a) a- C
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? : j: g8 h' G2 {& u, p# j, D( o . f4 Z- \4 g) r7 N6 m' l, EL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 + R8 b8 t8 F2 y8 ?! n! n* l. N: ] ~( w# K& v) t
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.5 ~- h. a( ]! k3 U
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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.0 y. G, g; S3 f/ h9 ^
+ i+ x8 }/ r, H) d# v9 b% n! {( wM：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.7 n# l# ^' i3 P. X: @9 }0 A& [
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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？$ @4 `$ j. F0 A6 r, e+ _1 G
3 m# J4 @& q0 Q VM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 2 X% _3 F7 u0 a, C, {! R+ S" K. t0 ]4 U) h
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。: k2 d, ^; }& ~
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