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. + X0 B- I2 k" h, _: e: g8 Z8 l" o) R1 n* G) y
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 / L( t; d2 h1 }8 F' y- `! ]/ D+ W5 Z" S7 z+ W5 \
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.1 }/ E8 f# S, v+ {* `
, c* q& q7 I# {+ c6 w3 B7 Y$ RL：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 ^$ m& S$ i2 P3 b& f; a3 L$ ?) c" ?+ Y6 `$ d5 z( M
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way., b Z4 Y. [: ~( ^' D& Y1 w
: R) [& i2 ?# W/ `& 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？ 4 @7 o; a$ n9 ~7 T0 j* Q% B4 S& l) K) `: h/ z ?( T" O) H
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.9 v. F9 L1 Z8 A$ x( h+ x
5 G9 o' @, g/ k; Q: wL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?8 o- n; n' ^1 B$ s9 e n0 n: X
& t- ^8 J0 a" y/ Y- e' q* x, A6 KM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.( P. x2 {+ _* D4 G
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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？ * _7 O, [4 D5 z: @$ p) _: U- B2 }( L. I( E/ g; J
M：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. ( b9 G/ i' J" T( R; ?# F9 A* u2 e- n0 h. v3 \4 {" J. s
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？* ]# R+ c3 z& R* C: o8 \$ r
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.$ K0 W0 M+ m+ u( [1 b! a
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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。7 S" C: S# a7 j4 P- U' V) 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. , Q- q1 Q/ V, R+ p: g& M# i/ G! E3 U0 d 9 A# o. t+ F( F- Y* P2 w) u& Z3 D$ NL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ : }0 _' v) v. J/ ~& n0 ~ ]9 X; ?: v5 E' ]# b8 ~
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 |, Q" ]$ Z$ N8 z- C: K& J& y0 c
: M8 T3 f8 M+ r; 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。 $ d7 i1 K; [8 B3 @# d+ Q/ n0 P 3 M# ?8 `3 M3 g8 u! o0 T0 d- HM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.6 F4 P8 M1 F! C
q! T9 L0 [0 H9 F. E* [L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 5 I/ r! \: o3 k0 O0 J2 B; E & T! ^9 x) g) Q+ P) ~: N* wM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.2 O' f, S4 Q4 W. w% l7 ? {) U3 l
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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？ 1 C- F6 ^" I6 R& a* \) a 0 n" l2 i* \, T3 yM：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. , x6 i) l2 A3 Z1 z8 H' D" @2 r. g5 j+ S
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？ / y$ K& W; @) Y" d8 b) n2 h5 z5 |$ [: O! O/ ]0 v
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? . @* S( p! q5 Q L6 a ! A+ C6 D- A/ T& B$ c7 e/ cL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 " n4 ]6 S0 C% X5 h1 {. V# A& i ' P/ R" k, K$ q6 L; t! ?" CM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; i) V% \5 _8 a& O& w6 a . R- ]) ]* b, jL：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.9 C3 H. ~. n! I2 U+ E- p
6 N6 {+ t$ O3 r e% S1 D- |: u8 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. # F. g( v7 q4 a% Z2 A* |) t; V# i3 m) c, ~4 ~% m
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？0 _ X$ w* s1 [2 l2 n3 L
* Z+ Z# z7 F; N; G& _/ zM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!- @" e' B- m `5 u1 A+ M6 j$ m
2 F$ r9 q% Y; s+ ~% A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。 ( r t8 L/ @, w& L R+ H& [; ?- f: Y6 U2 b
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