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.( `. M( |$ r$ Q5 u) ?. ]! b
3 j9 w; O1 y$ o1 Z1 T7 V% R" nL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ( m0 J `" G8 Z0 T* P$ B1 W" b& r4 g' B# l; N" q9 r3 M
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.# i$ r2 x- e$ x) N, z
) e& h' T, S# \3 o# t* U7 x4 vL：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？ + b( a7 E n" v* ~" g0 T. b * q0 A2 ]- N) SM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 8 X" l. d; U/ E- B( U4 Y) Q( y, D8 [1 O
L：(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？. M3 n* b% [7 q7 }+ U5 k+ G
* w" X @+ F# R' RM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.! U% A! ]" E7 W: T
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?! O8 s1 ^. d1 P7 [: u' j& x
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ! q* l) a# b" K9 x! M* ?8 Y e1 y/ X3 H0 p% _/ }& B- 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？ 2 w2 A' X, @( T9 K- U3 [2 l, l" g% R* [5 p/ a3 n% E
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.0 l( {* M. w+ i4 J7 T! u
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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？ 5 f' K7 g B, p n. w / _7 _/ L" k, C3 i; r. I" Y9 \# p# [M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ( B6 C* J( ]+ M! F- D$ y& k% j0 D# D0 [" G+ N% l. H
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。 9 [( x1 e. e2 \3 x3 B: i % N; q' Z3 z8 A1 BM：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.1 |5 K' ^* e4 ^) }
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！6 I1 j6 H0 ^5 k2 J
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.! P. g o' O" j9 ]: J( l- N" F
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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。 6 {5 D. J6 v3 d l$ V " |6 m6 u4 C3 FM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.3 k' ^; p; D9 s& n. H' R( B
: r& ]. {" T- [5 l) I8 lL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 6 K/ s1 C1 `9 q6 w( x- i+ l1 o- k6 o4 j5 O
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.& f: G+ u1 J5 B9 G
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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？+ w0 @' r3 u% _
- y: E9 D( u' XM：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. 1 X! f* \4 f9 F2 P1 |* m: p; O# B+ E8 r
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？- V9 n5 a8 o0 Q! v+ a( |6 y) Q
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?6 m1 T5 U6 k/ J/ r
& j6 M7 N0 j0 v$ `: ML：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% f: o7 K$ P0 X1 T4 ?: p( x4 c& ]: o
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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.1 {1 L% }4 c! b8 ~1 }* p8 g5 A/ g
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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.- y" m2 n; ~/ ?. U) f
; ?9 r2 o% E9 s* ^$ w% I0 D/ n. Z6 Q; Y8 GM：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.) D2 M6 v/ `! W5 F
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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？ 5 {' j+ B9 f) X* y) u: { 8 ?. `$ N0 d- i: m: K1 Z5 DM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! - h- r m' n. A6 D: Q/ {, h- b6 ~, S/ E; [/ t5 T
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。 ' f/ ]0 J5 c3 F. Z4 Z" O, i' m' P5 I9 t0 ~+ J7 r
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