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. $ K, S) E, R3 k5 W( F3 ~; i( \ / E! e* @ \7 TL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + _9 ]% m9 O; h( ]5 D3 w" S& D% I( X% q% [
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 3 |( s2 C4 `* r9 z4 H ) D6 Q+ U$ A _, C; AL：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？+ K2 ]! N" k7 o4 {% }
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. i- o1 O# D' f8 C7 A0 p& N
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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？) q. } Q3 c+ ~* n. G, p
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( u5 N: m. f# I
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? + f+ N5 J8 X# V& P : r7 e! Q( L) qM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.4 Q+ g( K. n* ~+ z
* f$ [ }4 g7 XL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？- l/ g/ v4 c1 g5 q( v
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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.( P8 p# N8 c% \. x, r0 f- [- F
$ M7 O. k3 x' n) [6 h6 F) ?* HL：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？ Y4 N6 Q" E4 T# ~8 M# Z0 B! l/ }+ @ [/ U
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.1 }+ e, o' F/ Z! Z0 t; |
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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。- Z% B3 K/ w8 M% b
2 w a& L( \, G( e% M' B5 TM：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.' B$ M/ j* a2 Y3 M0 ~) C
) h" W" |( H* g/ b7 `3 _- }+ ~L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！6 k* d4 K6 F1 `5 {
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. $ K; z* r& f. M u7 k8 m# s . e X1 O& _! ?! d- |' h% |3 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。3 r* E3 l( R7 Q, g, ?; w" d8 D
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., B/ h6 o4 D0 D" G3 g, K
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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.4 J: D }! R/ m' [: r E
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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？% M0 |# Q& M' J: i) o9 ]
" T5 p1 P0 ]% iM：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.; S% d! g6 H) ^1 ]5 X+ G. i4 N
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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？ . n- @ T3 E1 g+ T7 Y- j* Z* X8 ?3 P( e2 E# x) X4 P8 J
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?4 w" V# l* y) d, G: N( C( U
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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。 l; ^+ T% @( l. Y' ? 0 }; P- ^7 R4 B1 hM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion./ l( J. J) t$ H3 _& g9 q" ]* v4 f
8 z: [! p3 F. N# lL：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.7 @4 O. K+ T3 J1 @4 k8 V
0 C8 g5 C- Z3 ]- K6 x2 d$ 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. . C$ _9 @5 W( B " _4 \4 Y; E5 A+ J" AL：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？ & R0 X, p7 ~0 B; M; U1 E @% Y! `& L1 u. o- `# a& \M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!, \ q7 Y e5 R* y9 D! X# C2 P0 d
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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。 3 h6 P9 g* a. ?, U4 U4 n( ~6 v+ k8 Z) D* D
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