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. , i( u' x9 L1 \1 v9 y' K9 G! | ) X. E; F1 y1 d$ i9 ]L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ) n* X& J9 X9 q9 y4 p1 _, W) g& k! x% P/ V0 \) R. I
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. & I/ c+ M* ]+ {; M! B) U5 F* f1 F. ` }) [4 X T4 r5 c- a0 V
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？ + f* c1 l+ {- F4 D* k7 q9 I$ W+ n8 z* ~6 Q$ o
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 _2 n6 U a7 {! Y5 {2 a m- |
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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？ ) r* H" I- z( c3 e, |1 b7 `! W# y" ]) {
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.: A# X& m" P( w, {5 u
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?6 E4 r" l+ h7 z6 L+ B! c
' a5 e& Q5 _+ vM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.% @2 T, E0 y( S' t) P# K; j
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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？4 P/ U5 }3 r' k. ]6 B! ?: H
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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？3 b' n2 ?0 w/ B
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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。. a1 J4 Y8 V' \- Y9 S4 M( P
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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. 5 v/ `3 `( T- N+ E' y$ `$ c& [ ' P' m! _8 d8 PL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 1 I3 _6 G3 X, W. o9 f! j1 K# B 6 n2 r+ P4 W* i+ gM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: x$ ^' ]! m. r. M6 D
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., x i! _! O2 X R, H
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？0 I: |6 E& k0 ?/ r, ]1 b2 W, ?
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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？ # S! X& U$ X$ F2 X3 A " }* L: i+ e9 i: S, @- LM：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. d7 L) T2 r! i! {( w+ I$ z/ a: r% v6 L8 y. V
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？ $ v1 h* [. J4 B* n4 F' C% o* [" F: O% w& S( N; z
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 z5 u0 [* [* ^, z9 O q F
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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 Q; V& [0 h0 u9 K$ y; s/ D& l4 [$ r8 E- s3 W0 W! C
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. , e( S- ^& t1 I! F- g2 `7 ~ 2 e- l9 `, P7 D( RL：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. 8 W% ^ I; s% I& t ; G& h) P& f4 o, \0 ZM：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.' m2 Y8 y- P+ h5 T# f
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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？) L; r1 w1 D/ q7 _5 c4 h) q
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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。 & n) j: z2 N2 q: r+ v$ h( T+ a- D2 S. Z8 z3 \
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