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. $ ]: e6 H, H! h0 X: R; o9 e8 }) d* O$ u5 I6 ^
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。* X. t) G8 F9 A' v% O& `+ R
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. % r, c% l# c+ s! I* a7 G4 v! U J' P& ] A) a
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？ t0 M `2 C- o5 M# m# b& a# p0 U3 n# T* W. [
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. x" j) o8 j7 P$ b0 I# r- B
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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？ 9 J" O3 L0 Y7 F9 z* H+ A* T7 X. ^! |8 G' N; Z, S# c2 b
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.% @: e/ m' S3 V% W" I) v
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 f) y1 E, U6 h4 I9 {1 t
) Z% w* `% h. x4 c& x iL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？, U% o0 k# c) W) m% S
0 o, l: R4 f. J& A3 o' \- }' QM：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.. ~( W) O2 ^2 ^& S u# U9 G: T
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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？4 V7 C% c$ {6 K# S& w6 d
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ ?# ?+ V: K! h$ j
% W* `, u" Q) QL：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。1 C n1 g/ ]2 V
8 S7 u. F7 L* N& | f! G, {' ^# {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." O7 B! c! ?# G) U3 d6 p! a
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！' ^ U" T( y! \
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.. N7 d1 H- }6 n( K
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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。 ' f5 s8 i$ X/ r f; k, ?+ h/ w: w
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.$ G7 Q. q3 x1 k2 \ \. }
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？( p6 F- ~/ ~% x& t
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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.3 @/ }. R. I4 V% O3 J0 U# k
$ ^5 T7 b: _1 v$ SL：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？8 @2 t# z4 H! J V$ `) C" ^ v
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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. - j8 w8 W& C, f2 c5 t7 p1 w 3 R/ W5 L1 E% K( r3 {; vL：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？ 3 N8 t# h* p. {; \* P" Z8 e4 }* \
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ' D) f+ f, d* ?+ q- C, s * X- s! S( \ {L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 9 D' N5 }8 f' M% A% n3 X" n, c : c4 K# n% d% nM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' L4 [+ [! e# n% y" n3 a) X ; t ^ H5 _% h* Z$ `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 ]* j j O" H z- t i; U( ~; l- k* {; I) g+ A
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.( c4 @2 Z9 ~1 |) ?( e0 [( \; j
; ^4 z: ?' F# I, b# s9 N; rL：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？' C" w) z: t1 W/ y7 u
* j% u# L9 X6 R2 x" O$ d- c" zM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!6 \' A, D" ~# B5 n; V0 w! r
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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。 ( U( T% [( Z) L: n1 \/ i! r! g, b( U% B C }
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