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. ' W1 t2 B$ u. l8 U5 W/ F9 Z* @4 Z- Y* Z+ T1 ~4 _& m. a" c. J
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。% z) U8 s; @4 M- O1 D/ Z, n+ U7 H
$ D- M0 x7 g" v3 HM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 }1 o; A- E4 W' q) T5 e
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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？ 4 a2 X1 c% v+ L2 x; _5 \ " b' W0 w. H: [, h# n! p# VM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 N5 B* w0 b1 }3 U6 C- s
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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？ $ {/ L' j8 ]5 \6 \" j( ~3 H/ x& `! y7 P- n& H: z
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.$ d* u- w% [/ \% y3 U2 s
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? : E6 L; u, k" j$ d! @) l% u# p2 f5 D
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.) y- }9 r* Z, F/ x1 l
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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？# Y+ n; E* m; ^* x' N
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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.% O$ I9 L' X- O ~5 ]
2 C0 L$ @% p/ Z5 X3 z+ i8 UL：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？ ' r' o" \# Q/ L+ u p2 y0 }" P. i/ z# f/ C" ?$ D0 h! W5 ^& D; H5 {
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. / b5 f8 v/ p: b5 T) l$ o/ ?0 h1 p- P: |* r! }: d7 z3 w4 V
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。 ( G% ?" ^, _( \, R0 ?( n 4 f" a9 I l, E% s1 E7 UM：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.7 G7 c" q# Y& K" U, \
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！+ v8 Y6 H; H8 t5 P
" B7 @2 }( v* b: @M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 W4 U+ K1 m! N/ N 1 p; P. ?" z) U3 o' @: B1 h6 PL：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。* T1 [2 }: l- H+ p
, @' t. z0 V ^9 PM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.# u+ x1 n$ ?+ h" y
7 k- n5 Q% r) I9 _2 ]L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ - X( O3 h, c6 v' _( F' l' e. Y% [0 w7 j4 x M4 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. 9 G# a1 T. A: F: w7 x+ g3 m% B" |1 e4 }+ c& S
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？. n. Z9 P: P6 T! m
& S0 L3 S3 L0 h6 f) }: \# X- vM：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. ( J9 |3 k0 a. o# L- A" C% _; M " Q3 p9 i9 x8 k) O% @6 eL：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？ ' p( m% R# D* X& j; X, K6 X" _! W: ]- r+ r5 ]* F
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 p9 u/ ^0 `, {
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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。8 _9 w# D! Z8 Q& P4 |
8 E2 V% I) E; X$ E) v& aM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.8 i( V% p* V6 f
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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. 4 ^" H7 O b/ K) V& S! M( u( H" C1 D
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.1 j5 X8 M7 G& q
; L* O1 p0 t+ WL：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？) y3 A, T6 w; @6 f
+ ~. E% {) H2 Y8 M9 N) K8 uM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ( s" S; o4 G% N( ?; B# B; v. U* p7 Z2 o
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。 ' W3 H, A2 U0 i8 X. E" q, r+ W- C% s+ \- b9 G- k
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