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. + }5 g" ^5 t3 m- f4 j$ C/ d" B) c6 G$ v" f7 p* R5 n& L
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 7 k5 z1 ^0 W1 n1 g. ? ) G8 R# I% n. q: e' ]M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! I3 N5 Q+ T+ Z9 v7 g 3 m3 Q, F3 R4 w2 a* J7 BL：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？; w; p" x8 j6 W) n' }
2 D5 |5 F1 M" _" H9 F! HM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) @# m% x& O/ t2 c8 v" R. L
_8 ?2 |' [2 D& u4 q( U( W3 SL：(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？ 6 N6 V+ P7 v2 a4 x0 u3 `. N8 M/ K- r: W% l, [' k; M
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. - b7 N! y' _( o1 S ! x0 @2 r$ V7 p) Y9 FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?" N" r! L8 `& L* H
; q( P- p. u# C. b9 sM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. " p9 X5 l) {3 L) Q$ M; \9 I6 G* V' f+ L- g% X7 M4 _
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ( H4 O/ G% [; M ; D" m( T* O0 f: H) S) 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. 2 h- E0 T) m, O! ?0 ^0 r( H/ x+ w& v+ F! z# q& ?' h
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？ ! U7 Z W/ }+ } 7 ?8 |9 b& b2 v+ _( O# V: GM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.0 x! f# z# F2 U% ^) {. i+ K, y
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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。; k8 r( V( V- p( i i
5 ~: h- q9 \7 m. |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.' ?* m; S8 |& ]1 _
6 G$ j, z, T2 P+ C$ J& RL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！' }# P0 I* M' o% \
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.& `$ z6 ^" z+ ]6 \
6 G* G) o% [( B. M# P# Y j2 LM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 @" j: {) Z3 b- N& B
( A! O* Z( D" N+ Z' c! yL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ & M/ {, k( t* ?% K 3 l9 ]) C; N+ u# W* {' K# c1 ` I8 PM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.$ h3 }' E; T0 S" y
, N& W9 h) l# r6 Z5 n) z+ ZL：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？ & K2 j$ z! D; _/ W5 k! u o- Y% B4 u% Q* t- [
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. 1 P# o+ S3 J, [& U& ~. ]8 [/ O* D( C# r# C, C. @* { X8 G
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？ ! [1 @" R' P9 M+ |/ l! A' ^$ S" w4 C9 ]
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 O+ X0 E5 N. X
& t H2 M9 T) ?- }, _L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。/ A! k {0 Z" [9 G& d4 C
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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. Y! G& [* \) m7 ?
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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. % o9 T" c9 }" W$ b1 r8 j% A2 w" t% h* H3 r) y' i# k# k0 b
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. : i- c/ M, o' t4 R0 d) q. E, c0 d8 C
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？ 7 a, W+ i6 g! c( q4 O0 H- s0 @9 E. ^" T8 D- ]5 e# p
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!- J) v9 ~9 [2 _* p0 l
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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。* {" b% D8 ~* q! B
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