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& B/ b9 ]& R
7 z8 M+ c; {) s5 T6 \6 D, s2 ~! r: TL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : f' `6 H' v2 K& ~ z 5 t! P( y1 p9 f- N4 J H% \M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.* d; e1 `( h0 v; B- r# R" m
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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？ 5 q+ I9 O1 ~0 Y: k: y2 q, C* i
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.! Z Q4 r; }; _' _- X K
+ k8 b9 W, g0 s+ b" ]7 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？ ( w: A0 f9 A% |+ L6 E J, n5 t0 Q5 y- ~0 ~: P) [: m, \* B
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.. c3 ^4 }8 ~/ ~- e9 B2 ?. [
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? * ~% r- l8 }! x: h9 [ / e& M4 C% v2 \! ]7 p/ Z o9 f WM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.# t l% F+ K3 y2 G% h: R7 _
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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？; S5 X+ @( q- E6 ^) g
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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？ D% b* g F6 Y- E
- N" }0 C [$ a1 z" V0 wM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.7 Z" T/ s. K9 F3 w9 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。 / l9 u8 [1 l6 y- W4 @* L8 T+ |3 A% `/ K% E' Y* ], O
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. ! Z' }! `3 [4 @/ W " x5 c& x: F, y+ D: J1 o3 K& }L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！- X) d' o( r! f4 u3 m8 T
, _# X3 m: X4 d# v) K8 w7 RM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. # ^+ A; C$ g2 `5 U1 R' w( T4 v5 w$ f8 O! o1 _9 J
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。 : y; Q2 W, M* O8 U2 C, `, q8 y8 B- q% p* J) z
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. * l) t! H F/ G# h * i J+ W$ s, z5 ~3 \L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？" Y }/ M: \/ c" F/ J6 B9 m) g1 s* H+ z
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. + s1 q5 |; m. j6 C( A ? " v& j4 b" ]) B3 E$ x( g$ y* K3 OL：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？$ R- v& Q! _( y2 y' |) B6 s r
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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 V8 R* W1 t- `- r* Y }. Y$ i
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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？ 0 A( d6 e" A; {. f7 B+ l9 o L: H1 e1 X0 v+ i& {2 k6 ~* Q+ G
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? `. e6 L8 g* ^1 H# S. z
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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。 |" d: ^' A. y! R8 L o
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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.( m* J! G7 M* K2 g
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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. # d; E! X& g6 q) h! ~' R1 t0 R* Q- v+ p0 `, ^1 H8 {
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. : }2 S# {0 ]6 ~& A3 g; a. L5 s3 S- B3 V& a& t( n
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？ , ]# g" O3 d5 X9 d1 t F0 E/ f9 U/ |2 t& g2 d; N, y
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 m k9 \# g$ ]# P6 q* Q' [ " C5 r0 {5 C2 Y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。 ) q2 g) f6 Z8 |& u# z( `) g: `9 y( C6 _- A! l
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