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. + d/ A' j0 ?, A , I3 h) ^: z( d9 X+ }; G! jL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。- I/ h. U( U+ ~9 y2 Z6 G. r
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.4 \$ Q7 B, y7 Z5 \2 j( a H7 [
4 t$ R2 @( Z* k- [! ]/ CL：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？+ Y( n1 Y+ S6 c, f
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.4 r* U4 a* b" @: w7 v, }& ~; n
, c4 e& U: i# H8 W: b4 YL：(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？ ( @$ p# y0 D7 m / n, @. t3 T/ [3 }; gM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ Z7 p0 c M O" B
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - n( k" d7 `: x# F: x " e' s4 T$ F9 RM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( W; V* E( H' |' p( |( f" @ ; ~4 @7 ^. S/ Y/ KL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 7 @* m3 m: ~! Q2 v1 }0 c% b ~2 L2 R$ b$ n
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., \5 i: ~, T2 [6 k) Y) `
) e* R% Q- v6 k& J* S( F5 xL：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？' L1 M) _6 J; z
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. x* o0 d( J. S; a+ a
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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。 % d e# Q1 c( z" k* J" a# O; Z' m% T% g# R- u7 v. m3 `. c
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. 9 _: N" L. o8 Z2 @9 w) ]- e ( v4 y3 Z/ [' S: T; ]0 W3 {8 ZL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！( v* H0 N# t- s6 F4 M5 C/ r' ~
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip., R7 r: a ]9 y. B; w' A) G6 B# a3 ?
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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。/ |' ]7 z8 y: Z+ x# x c; Z
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., D6 r; U' n( ~) V0 m/ y- o2 t0 H: i
" L$ {' D- G& \- JL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ # p4 o8 r A0 ^) P6 n' ` + @. }. \, P, ^8 a' I% A& X! kM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.% ?- t" ~; ]9 t" N) D
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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？ " ~. L8 O. X/ O2 Q3 e1 r; P! A7 P/ d 9 }: r8 z# W. O7 q+ @9 O. \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.* S/ u" T" g2 v9 X
2 z& B* k( J! R. S8 sL：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？' x+ c0 T5 V }2 V7 F1 |2 h$ f8 e- M
1 }9 Z* D% u4 H" A3 MM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( R3 u- v* M6 x8 W& x/ M2 s
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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。4 _/ e% s# Z, K. {
6 Q; g9 ^) b& U% b0 U+ AM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion./ X: a5 C0 A; x
0 e& {* u+ K. Z9 r/ n- B8 s; H% {0 H5 oL：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. / n: \" r: e: N0 J6 ?# q- _2 h # Q1 X" ~( i+ Y3 n- g2 [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.3 M* q! \, n1 t+ x- k
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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？ : w; o8 A; v+ v; x: x+ F/ A0 y- f0 P( p! p; K( B
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" k/ @& \" C2 \& g
" b! U, I7 H6 s4 p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。 4 \' V4 Q5 N5 r3 r2 _( B! e8 g% \, e* w4 L
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