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.% Y {& J1 Y. ]% }) c
+ H7 ^: f# [% t0 j* BL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。' \- k C; S( j
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 7 f' e/ l4 A- `2 |4 q# e5 A( R) d: Y" `0 J
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？& e8 q% o0 B( Z B4 P9 r+ z
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 9 |' @, a8 p. G9 J) I7 d 4 j, s6 |4 r+ f" a# P5 @/ HL：(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？ ' m' L4 K( e3 g ~" R8 p- k. [M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep., O$ {5 L, Y9 u8 l7 V3 e1 [
7 [, }" ?) \4 [( P% V( mL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - M% z$ v( A: C! h 1 Z' g9 W/ K( W! O* ^M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.% U6 B% Z$ l7 \6 i
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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？; s. b8 v" K1 N; S! d6 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. Z! Z3 S, F4 N7 h4 q/ \& i$ g) G! d7 ~; n% r8 R8 c, K
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？! H: V6 z* u9 _: ~6 V5 H/ D( b
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! b" Z3 e2 {+ ~' J y
2 ^, m3 }/ k' a9 Q' t# f$ p+ [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。 3 n$ T) L) T2 {: n7 A# x ! h/ A& \" q$ |" t3 \8 P2 H- vM：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.; U) Z& S/ o3 H6 p/ y
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 0 m* b( b3 S+ S) B4 Q0 l' o- `; i U* n5 {5 m) ]( R& V) y
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 Z- A' F4 j. W) J4 O4 v/ ^! ^
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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。, x. p; @# O# _, W+ \
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 3 u( W p2 M# O4 B! a' K6 c) I# n1 L8 B ]7 Y: p% C7 `1 Q' CL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？* U+ J/ k6 p! A9 H
& ]0 `; l" N7 { q& O0 |M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. - D1 D4 U! Z3 n5 N # P, t9 d2 p0 ~+ Q5 ~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？8 a/ Z: @6 U* O S! a- H
3 a8 q! ]! w) U! h KM：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., c& h- C1 V& C9 o
$ z3 z# \, i B" y5 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？, i& A# o8 D* q+ k% [
% ^. o" J8 C$ H$ [' ?% w* S9 r$ sM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? " o4 Y7 c. [" G# Q' S ! N7 A" m! |' n$ rL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。1 R+ N6 W) M% w8 S" {; t
) E. Q9 f, @4 h, }* o nM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.+ M P G8 X+ ?& A- S
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) ?. _/ k4 \4 n( U6 NM：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.7 M" U: D0 J% _7 h& N/ ]
0 a) U9 @/ S' [3 oL：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？ " [# E6 v2 q; N4 s2 m2 \( _ - x+ f b1 e2 i2 T) m( e7 k1 X. vM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ' K7 N" D& ^, ^. Y( l, L G" ?' B( B1 J7 w5 w3 l
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。8 `' D# C8 G* Q9 E
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