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. 8 Z/ K! W( U, Z0 C- p' |: O0 d( \6 _! I
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 9 s& l' d2 u) e! d. T; A v& `, Q5 _) d
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 5 Q# Y0 D% m5 d7 Q 4 U& Q2 ~4 a3 f: tL：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% E% h9 c& r, G/ {
# N1 S2 R/ d }, \9 ZM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! Y3 E" p/ C% b( F$ ~2 E% Y( ~; h3 z
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？$ M& a& ~6 Y6 B$ Z, Q0 t
. S" G. V" I3 D9 L; LM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 8 h1 m1 q" C/ J) L# O& m/ @( p ; |+ V5 E" ]/ l& N5 @L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? * ^7 ]/ q6 f0 H1 _5 N1 R0 k3 W- s6 m4 L1 }- M
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : E! Q& s2 f0 H6 D: D$ g/ U: i, R" W* T# V x C5 I# a$ ^
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？) Z1 _& }2 P$ M4 ?
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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.7 {2 Z! a: W3 M* y8 I& Z/ m
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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 L. C5 W7 ^; K2 A4 O
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- J1 @/ K2 L& E& ~' `
X1 m$ R# k; ~( N2 _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。 ) s4 H V$ u, W) l5 P6 w: x# u- ~9 c/ X4 E( ?
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. - {* A' u; B) q' m7 A y9 X. c3 s 1 \* b( K0 g6 O3 G" K: l6 Y$ R+ ?L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 6 ?8 y: D' n; m( W6 ?, N; b# Y* X; g" Q& ?" j
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / H# h# C/ [, e& I3 E, s+ M' h& ^+ N' @) A
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。 1 x6 E/ U/ ?2 ~# Y! t9 ]" B5 u 7 x G4 [3 m7 Q5 F& u3 o, xM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., m# `& D4 {) _* y
+ x* }# Y0 g9 HL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 6 a/ V( I1 c$ T3 U* P" p3 W( p. c/ W- S2 J1 M- I e- c4 N9 p
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy./ Y4 w, A1 _/ 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？ / d s4 t! M8 B3 [3 {7 G1 R% x0 C5 _- l# x3 T: b. |+ ~* {
M：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.% u9 t: ?. t7 R' b
& T @* M+ ^8 D6 @3 ]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？4 D" Z% G0 U2 f
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( F! b) w' e) \. p3 r
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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.8 [3 s N2 N$ Z. _: w
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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. : ^; ]! i8 m2 G& O! @0 x1 `: i g u1 \: d% _( T1 b
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.5 p e$ C/ M% E7 e! N
% S. }3 x$ k0 h; sL：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？. i. ?* O. z3 Y6 q( e) n1 K( O
; x! D* M* M, Q6 @: q7 q% o1 R3 rM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!8 Y4 }- d1 x0 W6 G
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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。 ; `2 E" u' L6 r \8 q* }& [/ k/ j: v4 [
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