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.5 {0 f+ A# D' D/ Q; m
& i+ d$ H: H0 b+ k) pL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。' P8 h' `+ ` O7 n, n; L9 r
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 `5 b0 K" z, ^; ]# W
$ l8 b6 c$ E4 W2 j% R% P/ f7 }L：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？ % m+ K# o0 j8 i* b$ C3 f2 v, W
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. - s. m/ t. O( K! D8 Z0 I# Y 6 Q$ A* K/ C! h* ]+ pL：(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？1 C/ V! W; M0 p8 k- G0 `9 l
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. % T- H" \. Y. J0 t & h3 f8 r% ?# o% HL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?- C L' L' |/ @ d' T
6 F S9 u) S$ T |) LM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.7 D% t4 L, b3 D8 u
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？& I; K! T; c c+ {$ O
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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. " o# R4 ~5 s& Q: S- d' O; G; ~, n% x+ j) U+ x, e5 H
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？5 i( k/ \$ o- R
) c% x: p3 ^2 [) a7 e8 ?1 f7 X D- aM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. : A) f" d/ a" S& b" S- C/ v9 j8 L9 X3 W: C
L：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。 " \5 n( Q5 ~( c- u8 V 8 A& f8 q$ p: c4 x, w% q. xM：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. ) W1 p# O- {1 S1 E; C n% i& R. _* H * I0 C7 V: J0 E' e9 z2 NL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！) p; F6 c& n$ ]! \/ T" t, ^: L
% \: J+ Y M7 z) |2 rM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.0 a f+ p! p6 B# @+ v
2 y* U4 z+ Z: vL：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 a3 L$ l' y. }9 Z3 r
. O4 V* _7 ^9 D" }, GM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( O9 T( ]: p S2 v! B; k* Z% `2 v' W! L u9 ^1 t* U: ?' N/ K
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ : U6 I( B. x& e+ m' a. D" B6 d8 z3 s# v6 U
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. : K6 a8 }3 {0 _; F$ [, _" \+ H& v: t. n$ M2 c' [: w; W& V
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？ + i1 n }& ]0 I, P+ T1 L2 Z) f- { 4 p& Z" X$ U0 w$ W e* DM：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. ; [0 c5 C3 }- l % h4 k! W6 P+ y$ `- }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？/ H' l9 B4 a: z( x( y# q1 _
( V) E( `4 `4 Z/ f4 a. U3 D$ t9 `M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ) C- ^+ z6 r: Z0 U0 B! m2 n( j9 ]1 ^4 @ 7 k0 \9 `5 d" t" N) w. VL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 3 E, y4 ]" ]( O4 n$ G* `! N1 I* ]8 C* J) j& b! b
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.. t# L) Q# a g* ]( |" A; w) }
8 w) S( C" m' d3 BL：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.1 ]* j+ ~/ f# x4 P$ y
- X: o: b* {1 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. / Y7 O+ a; b$ r$ [1 T% N' C 0 L W; l/ V* K7 O5 z( L$ @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？6 c/ w) V$ I$ z
7 p. v. ~1 T+ I) T1 ]8 fM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!5 H8 l- e% L$ Y0 w2 p g9 |4 G# H
# ?* g6 z& X* S- ^/ P7 h2 ]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。# ~: D: W5 u7 ], W
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