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.4 t2 U: D6 _) n0 C4 d7 Z
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。, u% S3 s a- _" r$ n0 I
* i4 U0 R" V5 GM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. l' a: \( C% s+ |2 c* x3 `9 ?! E1 K
L：我当然会准时到，我什么时候迟到过？嗨，火车就要开啦？要多少时间才能到华盛顿呐？ % m: m/ `3 m% F' b0 _ 6 }1 m& L7 a. P7 n) VM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; K7 {& y0 R# k) d% O
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L：(train leaving station, announcer in background) 你想在火车上睡觉？不行，你睡觉我跟谁说话呐？ ' y$ i' ^! M- {, H& v! }1 E/ U8 x2 E. }% a p8 s
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. . A) F6 Y1 k* U$ _8 X - i w3 Z, S c$ l4 k! Q2 R, N0 ~L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? , T* p0 ]' y3 Y& l6 J/ b" P/ H/ V
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : v" A4 }, o9 I) D- T1 V$ \# V4 Q/ |- ]# |
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？9 z, e' L- E: x1 E
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M：The word can be used two ways. To be physically drained and emotionally drained. For example, if a couple fight all the time, they would be emotionally tired, which you can also call drained. # b3 S- W& Z& a3 {. P5 S) M w0 y# R6 {
L：噢，drained可以指体力很累，也可以指一个人在情绪上压力很大。要是一对夫妇老是吵架，那肯定情绪很不好。你是这个意思吧？2 m5 p" m9 U% G4 T6 `. T
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.1 z0 I# ~, Y' G0 ]$ A* P6 b
' f7 a+ F( r( ?. |, E4 hM：Yeah, you were emotionally drained. Well, if you don't want me to sleep on the train, we'd better go get more coffee. Let's go to the Cafe Car. % e$ P' K: D9 I% T; B; @1 K ) N5 G: d$ C; e+ I* ~L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！! G1 m+ w7 ]0 K8 H
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.7 }- E! H3 m/ e4 D
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L：这杯咖啡就能让你一路上不困啦？我可不行，到华盛顿之前，我至少还要喝两杯。 O8 h. d7 Z' B F5 h2 T& c
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.0 j5 ~$ W7 P" @" S. I
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？1 Z4 {3 A. o/ e/ t% \) m& ?
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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./ O+ S" N) |" F k/ ?3 U+ |
1 `" R5 I1 n9 }$ p. tL：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 O( v# ?8 l4 g/ D . L! ]) u+ J6 U5 h0 I7 O* 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.- \7 V! e( r5 a% J# ^* r/ z) E, j
! j: ~8 w/ _5 H6 u1 A& F% r( o7 LL：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？ . [, ]3 E7 N. Q ( u9 x$ }& m, f! ]) [M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ' ?& V# n) K1 D; J! |1 b/ Q0 w. N& d; g
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 / i5 C, `# O7 w: r % G; q$ F/ D- t4 ?3 iM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.4 c0 Q J' j' \
- G8 e# S% k3 G; Z1 q% ]6 M. WL：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.* y" N( G3 X; J2 g- a6 g
# n% S/ G+ Q& d! |! `8 n" Z \) \4 sM：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. 1 \# V* C1 `* \! t0 d2 {) w8 r* A9 v/ V
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？; ]1 A0 y+ t0 J. A M
3 d& I0 L8 d0 w, L D0 vM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!! v* l- U+ B5 w2 ]
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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。0 q4 ~9 a% | ~9 z& U4 h0 j
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