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. 8 K' [- G! Y4 b% u; K7 a9 o# W. R, Z6 E( E
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 V4 T/ f Y: Q1 m) I q+ }" f i0 o& i" s% t5 M1 ?: ?M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.: P* {. Y: J5 B" b5 e8 k# C
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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？# v. y- n! h# e3 K1 A. Z
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ' T9 t/ \0 O& I0 Z3 R$ `7 w* i- ~ ( q: ]( e/ K' tL：(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？8 e6 B, L+ U9 c) T- n1 b
. g+ \" z+ A1 ~' |( VM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 0 {- J* J/ Q7 k) x7 X- q# L$ b' |' [% H5 w$ ]% K& e
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?) T! P2 J9 D7 j+ s5 c2 r
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( ?6 [, t" |& D6 {2 b1 c( s) t" e! O1 | {
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？% z9 B& q% \0 [5 Y5 z; `
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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. $ s* ^5 X% D, p% g; [" A" {2 X$ w8 E. l' e) B) B* 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？: X' n5 E1 g, w/ U& p8 T- V
% D1 u' |8 Q" t4 j N1 QM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.7 l2 g& ^" @$ O0 B) R0 C" \: z
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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。 " v# [" V' O" T. ]) B" E L, V g% ]8 N
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.) D$ {0 T/ ~0 \1 Y7 b% y
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！; T/ p* p' H! l8 @, Y9 ?" W8 p
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip., ]9 R2 a0 O+ S5 d! B$ m, x1 C
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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。 0 n0 U/ @. A% w . A4 C3 Q; [! R4 Y4 X KM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* i9 C o, k, D- W! a4 d6 M# K8 \
! r" x6 E$ [7 ML：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 3 ^6 d$ ?) E" L7 g0 g) L+ l : W8 T( {% X" R3 |. j$ X, \2 X2 `M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.! I# e3 b$ D, L; |( z
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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？ 9 s8 |0 X3 b8 A: K$ Q6 A! ^- z$ v3 K u- z) B! l
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. 6 O/ M6 }# C- j5 j% k/ [ 5 t- N% q/ x- K& rL：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？* b* d! n, M1 ^; w5 k1 T
5 D3 `5 j1 f+ m6 A- @9 G8 x6 i3 o4 ^M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?% \7 |6 P4 S, w) {; \, Y6 S3 I
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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。- Z6 i* D3 \9 N7 D
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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. 0 B. {3 A+ d$ E4 b: X. w2 ~ z# o/ a
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.8 T" g2 ?- _ G3 K: N: t2 X
0 N3 w" T0 S# T5 v* e. {6 l( Z! 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.1 q4 x- W! x$ P O% P
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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？ % _ C7 V! ` D. a# T% m9 q- W- Z6 a/ h9 c
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ) ?0 ]/ S, k% e$ \3 x$ V+ i6 ]: C" g' B2 ]0 k
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。 * B- S3 S, h: v9 Q( f" w " B, p: ~( S" K$ Z2 ?Audio as following: % s4 B; T x/ Q
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