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.* T$ h$ x' S4 V0 k. I. s4 L
; p7 d# {7 y7 k* cL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ! _5 \1 k9 O. D) N& ]& a; S; H8 u, P9 D) P/ v
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ' y: v$ N% Q8 m3 L1 ?* f/ d ( y! j8 h5 h7 h! f4 W5 _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？- N9 y9 D+ ~4 y- f
2 Q/ N% J1 E& N7 a |1 hM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. - p' a# e P: E- H/ ]" [9 {, \' K9 t3 n0 \) X a
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？$ e0 }) U. v+ Q2 X
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.! V: Y6 u/ q. {
- ]! o& b' q! Y' |- y' Q2 W0 {' aL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 9 V6 }9 G8 C' o! ?5 L - q6 M4 R4 T' g: s0 p8 aM：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. 8 h0 a0 E' l/ c |; |+ {5 v: f7 \, i0 N& s8 m* z
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？/ c# I! V0 Z _9 ` F
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.. \5 k* X( s+ k
, O, r. w0 k$ Y( h9 S' CM：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. . H5 `8 f2 ]' y8 W# K2 F9 @ & K! X# [6 b2 a$ q/ t0 ^0 ^) oL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！6 A1 g `# @0 J2 p3 N, C
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip." S8 p$ |. u6 K
0 P' s' w# X. U5 y% _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。4 g2 d/ w* q, R% ], b( J+ m; S
a- ~, k3 a1 b. I0 eM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.) v! d) q* F4 A
1 X% {. q% q- q9 Q( y0 ]L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ $ Q; ^0 I0 {* F: o. E, O+ r$ D0 k7 J" O2 c& {. ^
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. - d2 `" F8 R K# Z {2 ? , W8 r5 |" b/ v2 {2 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？2 o9 A/ S' ]) A$ k. K, ?2 T, I
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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. " X& R1 [8 p; Q& _6 N. q) Y& Q7 _) u& W
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？ + g9 U2 K# a* A0 Q0 k+ V4 N9 k% t' C+ F$ u2 f: h" R
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?- I8 V2 |1 q/ @7 t$ o3 U5 n9 R. W e
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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。 / k6 W& C* P% l3 T! L' \ 4 T+ x8 H5 o. P6 G7 ]1 `M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.0 O# ~; P! e* T* J. `. P" b
; u7 y q/ T( ?7 J1 P7 HL：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. # \6 W6 h% y2 x" g5 {4 Z$ J $ Q6 \ O( g- IM：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. # C2 f! P \% j( D+ C* }% q9 \3 Y- `& Q, w0 O8 W' A/ Y" U
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？ " y9 }0 |9 ~* D" P$ Y : M# `- e2 ` p6 bM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! : ?$ ~0 k) z7 E6 \; E! h$ n3 ]' }( i) E8 m* r$ V7 | z
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。% j/ \# z# `" Q: T2 e$ {( n) E8 Z& A
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