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.% ^% `( l# Z4 E, K
5 S# [- d$ g2 P& p# R: }, @L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ; d s5 p- o% a8 Q J! r2 e" C ) p3 |. B, B3 o2 Z( P y, T9 \M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. i- f: J+ b: i. x% y# a4 f ' f8 j% \2 S1 h+ B2 `' WL：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？ ( u9 m/ K3 ^' \9 I$ o* y( I # K0 h6 d7 a' z% S9 r2 ]. g: hM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 2 ~- \# q: H! ], M' R - i/ |( L' J* u) u" l' j4 X- J+ d TL：(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？ * o% R( p# j5 i2 e8 p5 H/ I6 \' S ]8 }$ C) ~- V+ k2 w
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. $ q) }% q" D1 e0 V3 A# O1 m6 c6 D @+ v* } d# Z; nL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?1 K) H+ ~9 P6 ~% b3 M
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & A; z3 h& }: t" ] h# n( ]/ B 6 @1 f/ S5 m+ wL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？( m7 M: K) H* A! _; e" Q$ M
6 q7 m$ Q8 g9 s1 vM：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. ( P" U- K m0 i: ?9 W( r! n4 L7 S4 P% j* A9 Y
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？ - F6 t; k& F( I' b" } , ^% ]# g, Z& {' VM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 Z) c9 R2 c) ~. v8 k
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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。 : Y2 Y' X9 w" C( M" _: E+ l x* m# L) |
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.: ^/ T* D9 V/ s; Q
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& m& L# t* ]7 E9 [% H) u
! U# U( s8 g% t- N5 ^9 |M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.! f. ?9 Y. Z( ^# o
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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。 9 b, l0 w7 o0 l; t/ l, u; F5 _3 X/ d" `' `/ _: C! @/ F1 }
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.0 A2 B0 x7 g6 C/ N# b; ]4 g, ~; J
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？, Y5 f/ a/ i4 y7 \: _
* ?, [8 _7 H& K4 R9 cM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. * t( _# f9 p2 ^" a1 g' l7 K 1 U0 _ l9 }9 r2 b" Y, M4 _* CL：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？ + j6 l( z* o3 ^: A: `! f* U8 b9 L: [$ T8 D7 m3 [
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. + S- O; ?8 c& T$ A6 @) t8 ~2 t6 _
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？4 X- E. I, ]6 \% V: d
, P+ b+ o7 m. x v3 jM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?. G/ H' S8 H P5 k! \/ X
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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。( X5 r( T! H# {; |
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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.' A X) i1 Y, i) ?5 O5 \
2 q; H6 N( r) d* _. T3 H& oM：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.8 b9 V. I% L2 ^/ H; |5 l; Y1 S& ~
8 g$ m7 O% e0 W: L7 WL：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？ ! o7 P7 U; h6 A7 m4 @8 j7 L( g1 N* U8 p& U5 r8 O! b5 ~
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!0 H7 J# s2 _. b+ R2 d; ^5 a! v
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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 ^& S* Q- W- e9 A, [4 U
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