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.! d9 ?1 y. J+ t
, A+ ~" @ Q/ a# h& y. y" J) |/ nL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 5 C. {( N* Q a4 ?% w4 t+ a8 d [4 F, U" N: x, A2 M$ x( ~& @- z( [M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.4 S U" C5 ]+ N7 v
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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？ 9 [3 J% M) w5 @1 G3 B; P' a6 P3 q; |! i; B X4 j" \8 R6 I. q
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 F, v+ o* L* l5 v5 a
l! d: M6 F9 e2 a4 ^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？ / n/ C% l) M9 Y, d5 y. `4 E& S/ P; l' T
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.! I0 O+ K/ T! c; k' ^+ ~: G- `) ^$ G
! [7 m: A, `% B G+ {L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 7 n3 ?) O; c( f9 I; r3 q2 g7 M8 [* M
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 2 b3 T/ k8 ~/ F) |* d6 l$ k3 a( ?$ K! P t- q. r6 o. t
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 B# v- ^& r/ W; P9 m# g 1 R- U- ^; b" y; UM：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" I ~& z$ ^3 L/ H, f( h: {) K2 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？' V5 |* U" w) | q6 m8 T L
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. " l" l9 x( S3 R2 B9 B: _* N0 S! I) Z: n4 [0 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。% x( y0 S3 G' C( q! x
- v3 `+ T1 G) @% JM：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. ! f( [% A4 d3 \) ]- f" P$ j% K2 w$ o8 r
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！0 P. I a% P7 p* j0 m) |7 R
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.$ g8 V/ I d- m. G
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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。% F# a; s( z% S
' |2 S! w* o# y# x) ZM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.( ^% j% d( `" k) j
3 o) X6 @$ h' Q% `L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？5 W) G$ @8 {. L: \& [ z1 `
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. # u+ A9 u& A$ V7 o3 r, h+ N' {& p! z& Q$ }& p% s/ W" u
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？/ h8 F" ]5 s9 B0 w8 \( Y
1 }. Z5 f r& H0 l* v. y; f4 mM：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.+ V2 M1 }1 F) f, u+ z% [* _
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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？ y# W; X8 R" @# K9 d' a! w, n& f
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ) W; b) M" y; c& R( L8 ^4 M( Y ; h0 v3 N7 g: q8 J; pL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 * F1 M$ m: y/ H0 F / ? \# j$ a, E8 o- D7 J5 ^8 hM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) ^( T+ {; V4 Z1 x) ~6 |
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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.7 I; M& K! r9 B2 H, @+ `8 Q
* G6 N0 Q3 w/ gM：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. : Z) A' b9 V9 y# x. @! q9 E) p; d Y+ K* R- |4 E
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？# G" _6 _4 y9 D2 ?* K% X3 ]
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ' P6 u' O: Z5 T2 q/ ~4 f2 [# Z6 W4 [ n! {, P& Y- X
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。& |. r) d8 l) V$ O' f
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