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.5 x' Y0 R R% A' G3 C. y$ ?8 X
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。. {; @. K$ u$ k0 } j- l* G; ]9 V
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.# J; u; E8 u& L- \' D- x7 q( S
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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？ " q: M( F4 B+ I, b: W8 I+ N 0 O- {; G6 h1 Z" V$ D0 j9 e2 pM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.: s _: c- ~: A! w/ j- |, U( C7 B
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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？1 F. o3 y9 O* g+ x
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 G/ e* b; E; R, \$ K! c* B * f# u T( [2 b1 DL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 7 _) t4 I' ^8 g) P0 }7 p, w9 j * U5 r6 o$ c; e3 V1 P* p( b5 fM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 5 S( W3 }; v5 t- F- } ; f5 [" R' l+ h& L8 K) }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 [- i* x7 B3 ^, m$ Z! \
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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. ; }8 }4 M C& k, @- g5 p2 ~& X 9 S2 F" W8 C0 F& @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？ 0 d! _ q# m5 x$ Y/ ~ 2 M. Q. Z& ]6 m0 L: G" OM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 J* ^- r _/ @' ~! g( Z
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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。 w) g. {1 j- d9 p6 W, _: F' @7 N( D; e4 ]3 g
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. & r) f6 _6 j' Z0 \% h$ H - k! b+ K- \. E4 X# g; IL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ % s; [- E7 |9 I7 o/ j5 q1 ?) f q3 e* s2 H! P. H2 X+ |2 m
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. $ G ?! E1 {/ l# q" T: t: }7 W* S1 t# s$ o F$ q
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。5 p3 L/ {) S! `' M$ |5 ~1 V
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ G J$ k8 q. X' t
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ) H0 N; ^0 C* A- i ) t! ]5 x( }- b- z: Q. r2 ~M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy., s- }, N# Y: s) k$ 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 v( D5 v7 j; E/ \% z- P; b) h
0 `5 g& { E: UM：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. " Z8 g& s5 e# b. z$ U : V) j1 T3 U$ \1 o6 q! M" v* eL：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？1 q# \# U- ^ ?7 f7 ]
8 c2 m, w" e$ k, V R: q2 ~; pM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 8 G2 i& u6 ~5 j3 e ( G$ d/ f8 J0 c/ l O4 wL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。9 }4 a' C- a- `3 |5 A# [
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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. # ~ X5 f6 L; k0 a. Z T+ ?0 s3 Y $ R0 s7 y. H0 M5 m7 ]0 @+ C6 l; _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. 9 o; l8 I- ^& X8 N" W4 c$ s4 Z+ L
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. / z, n% P P4 x; A+ C$ D3 r2 z+ H8 A9 F9 \: Y. k
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？" ]! Y2 n2 }, H
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