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. - C, e' I' m% X7 c( a6 x2 x; K2 s' e" w, I
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。2 `4 T5 h }: T# a Q) D2 q) b
+ e1 v H+ ^1 Y( @: rM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.8 M. }. u" C* @, a- |3 G$ @
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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？1 ~4 j# V2 s2 ~6 a4 J7 `4 Q( i
+ G' n0 z [4 QM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. p6 Y5 w: c9 J( H! m* X. t
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L：(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？3 f# h& t1 I; Q5 B; P
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " u) v! C) T+ f; I2 Q* \6 A# s 2 s+ s% H- \% b9 q& |$ ^( XL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?% |! ~' L! @! G8 K" [1 P
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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？ ' {5 P( ^, Q2 p- \& l) |! d0 L4 {4 x& a4 u+ J; y
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. $ D* `! H( |) R1 H. H6 M $ ?$ {# X/ x6 i* mL：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？" ], A) W2 b( Y9 v/ k3 r
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ o. m) O/ }. P2 Q9 a# k7 t
1 s$ p# W# M# bL：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。 ; j3 }+ N p) z. Z8 u# T, A # A4 _: [* G9 h1 }; |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. + n) u1 B6 H& I) u+ \, K t( J0 t ' S! E1 o! C1 T0 u; mL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！" ~! P; s4 P* F# p0 F
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 K: [) L' B( ]+ n. N1 p3 q
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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。 % Z: d: R0 {& D6 Q( R4 l; ]4 p
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. # E4 }" P4 u+ v3 f' \ + u. B! H- k+ v7 mL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . K \) c( R# o) g: b+ Y/ C : u e I& I; O9 p& }# W) u" lM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. " P6 L8 r, l- t7 B1 p! C2 v9 c 8 s Z- q5 R1 c6 Y3 VL：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？4 [" ^# w! V; f$ [) d4 _4 e& ~3 o
' h5 \2 c5 ]+ s% Q3 I eM：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.& W* N) i; |5 T9 U
9 G6 F8 ?3 \, V0 C* XL：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？ " L. m& F+ m7 C3 p; I8 w! h5 G) `3 H3 Z' A! ?" s H0 F
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? , `# r- a1 W. L& C, X/ n5 [; J. z2 x0 n
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 " }! @: v# M& g+ ~ $ o5 i4 o: _+ U u) {M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.; [" G( n; g) P, S6 n# [( p0 N
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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.0 ~: i. \9 b- g& k- f4 M/ ^
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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. , j9 A: Z" q/ i1 O$ A7 C 1 k7 x4 T: G2 I. Q5 Z+ ?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？# M) L8 o& s" g1 S# L0 w. M2 n
6 c. r* S( {) }" t* z9 \0 aM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ( y! h: w9 ^1 w# x: u 7 [$ o" n$ R7 U( z' b+ v( ?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; d9 D/ ?; F( g; [6 Z1 E2 L; H$ O8 ` i
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