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. ; i a& x' ~8 T M& J4 Y: ` 4 g5 r L3 q% W: [9 v8 |" z3 sL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。7 N9 c* [4 q3 c `
1 L. w" p5 Y/ OM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: p/ P1 o, f+ Z/ i w) g/ z3 z
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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？; e; [; n' t, {7 m4 W6 J( t' h
% b5 y- n; w) d. N2 i+ |M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.! _2 m6 e9 t' @* V2 p- s5 t5 z e
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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？& s. a2 h, {7 Q, m/ W
- A) d2 m1 y, v; K! h. ~M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. v; [, e! `1 c6 h8 L8 Z: t5 I7 J# O3 R; e( `- e8 ~: w p3 Z
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?0 h. G6 j- @6 V) ^$ _
. i. M" i( @" w3 k# UM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted." Z5 w( b* t( M! M; R* ~
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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？8 u& A/ U% s5 Z7 j# c8 |
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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.; N- D# D, W/ K1 U% D
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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？ % W' D& b% B) c! A i8 Q5 {! |7 f3 a$ v
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.$ F2 ]( M+ r+ W; L: n3 d
$ g( E, _# x9 Q! v- v0 S+ s! gL：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。 . M- s0 q0 E9 ]. @: ?7 p- i# [) ~2 B5 H1 o8 o
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.5 }/ _% ?' \) D' h' b+ w
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！6 B7 K% T& `& x, ]0 u
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.# E$ v8 A* m+ p C2 R( p
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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。$ o, R0 Z0 j# f
$ w, u: Z O* D3 ~5 {1 B1 W) gM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ; w) `5 M" Y' P( }+ N ( z# m& M S5 X; m6 C0 q; c; TL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 5 ?! P; l4 k5 K) P9 ]( g; x" s. i/ }. _% ^+ D; X! b: o n" O! T& Y
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$ F+ m+ @8 u& H7 g" t8 J; N
3 J& Q3 P: I2 d- @) _) uL：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？( s) T. g( }0 ~( G# d
2 p W1 t. n/ G- n8 W7 q+ bM：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. ) ^5 \+ S; z- f + M3 Y! `' t( |& DL：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？* U; b+ v0 V5 o9 }; N4 B& e9 F+ T
/ `1 {# _. N" g8 U7 p) h/ B4 V3 SM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? * K( |3 N3 g- [) s& m& b# A 8 W, _ u6 `+ g; J0 l# L& L6 w& i1 zL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 % t- Y# h l/ B* e, j: U( ~8 E* c" y
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. & r5 r0 X6 d9 E2 ^5 `) u7 j) B2 U. P" e# l- c5 x" D+ e+ M5 W
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.1 f: q" u4 a+ S3 g: E
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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.$ G4 B7 U- u$ N9 q0 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？ 9 v0 Q- H+ l" ^% ^% T0 c. @ ! m% l: g1 j% B% K$ ~% rM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 9 `* P2 Q4 I; }# d' ^ 4 w. [, [7 l; ]$ @* _6 f- ` e" ^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。 6 ?, m' [& \) [/ p3 [) V % p# y# L+ {9 X5 B$ g' h9 _Audio as following:! V9 @, |) a' P4 Z! s. @% s
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