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. ' {8 c0 S. z' w 0 g. [7 d4 f9 [7 o$ L+ {$ j! kL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。8 X8 v! D5 Y- _* I
$ w! }) \% n- q# N ~M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # f9 Q# g! H4 I" V. f1 G5 {1 U4 o `% y
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？ / G3 B* X7 r0 f# ?( x% ]0 q3 ] 4 r t3 O& D YM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. - d2 v/ s" m! R% ?8 A: l) } p 5 A- G1 e: _& {3 @9 K1 x8 H& FL：(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？ - {; @ @( J5 I( M Z& _% d+ y+ o* H' M k: L! a
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* R& @' b4 I# M5 k5 A& }3 U
' S' E: q1 Y, e; A, |* ]9 }! F2 q: OL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?% Q4 s& S1 q% Y( K; o+ J Z; Z4 _
. m9 h4 Q" t% j) ?M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 8 e$ ~% j! @1 G2 L, X 2 Y2 Y* R2 G! X8 LL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？5 I+ M8 I. g2 w4 c7 X8 ?) y& l9 {
5 r9 k. Z% g f% S( mM：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.5 @7 ~ s1 c% ?% m
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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？ : L, i; `6 E# b# g+ \0 [! n/ y
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms." Z2 O3 ]: Z2 X7 V
6 b9 r' [4 f( U: a) G" pL：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。8 q5 N+ H" U( x5 a6 d* Y$ v5 @% n
" z0 C2 G6 [/ g& Y( H3 ~, y hM：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. 9 h: e9 t1 u3 P# \. `+ Y8 T1 G) D$ P6 c: c$ f a, y$ Y
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！! b2 Y% [4 S4 |6 X3 Z+ n
2 [; I8 Z3 j7 t7 \M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% U9 b m8 n& l) ]4 V5 ^4 X, A! a! P7 N
7 J& z$ p- n. c5 T& C3 W0 ~; DL：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。 ' m4 `$ I( j4 t9 m$ S( q/ u0 D; G( o5 M F0 u* h0 B) [3 R9 w* S
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. # Z5 t: W9 S e, o8 r5 S$ h6 i+ _' L+ c$ A9 c/ k% \2 ?
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 3 J; u \ z0 P3 ~ 4 `" n2 X. U0 [. N" k) k- G: E% EM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 8 |: t3 z/ S8 [' ~: g% A) l6 D$ |5 F; L; K
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？ 3 r( ]% y4 B U' M$ Z& y0 I3 F* z, B) i# H, V$ ]) j* |" g( r# K
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.5 p; y8 S1 R& `# D1 r+ T: I; k; f( A
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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？* W; |8 ]3 M) z7 o( q. ^8 C
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?, Q* E8 @; O7 h+ j: |
, C, p2 A) g! a% {( @- T$ L6 \L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。$ t2 q8 j: d, A6 E
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.6 }% ~; ~: F2 Q( x& }- j! b1 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.8 ?; q5 U: i! E ^ L9 j( C
) K9 c& g/ E% P4 ~# ]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.% L, G5 Y @& ~# L& ]0 i
% e% v1 o7 Z8 C8 ~) z7 {; PL：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？ : _2 a4 h$ G% J" T p( q& \3 H 4 \: `, e" l. k4 P% P! {: w6 KM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 9 u2 x+ V' X) K/ f& W6 F T. a1 W5 i4 w$ J
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。- T: @ z# {$ ~; s% x
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