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. ( j* T, N x- R6 l# a: n- u* p9 {/ y' O
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 " C$ j4 r; F! ^: z: P% M& K+ g! c7 Q- d' C' O
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! b' i4 p7 U- t8 X% k2 U4 D* d( p6 t i$ M5 b3 J
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？2 X$ M. r3 k2 a2 F
4 [7 T, r8 H3 CM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.& c7 s7 i/ Z: P% @" M4 ]
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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？0 q! Z- ~9 R$ c, }1 h
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. & B$ u% Z0 a+ R" R: d ?* I& {/ y
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?% r0 Q4 n- m2 {1 o
* Y% j2 R/ n7 M; T @" xM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. # ]2 M9 ]" J2 E, z8 \ E5 c + H) V9 q/ c& [8 {& y3 b# lL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ; X' _2 B$ l5 c3 x0 }+ A8 M) j. g) R& w& N
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. % y7 m7 {$ [% n8 J* J6 q! ~+ P5 \' C/ O" U/ ]
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？ $ r$ o9 @/ f6 r* G# l: J: D2 Q" G, A/ t) ?! i" h
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! w- R. `9 [: O, b, c
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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。3 z- ?. H" ]7 D& `: a
4 e; B" `- c" x" C, BM：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. # W+ m9 d2 r+ T8 @3 B8 I' g6 z * R) L0 m+ @, b! K% JL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 R Q4 I% Q( T' K
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. E2 }9 e- e9 ~9 `$ z+ [5 e% }
" ?2 M* |. K7 A- RL：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。( j8 g! B; T% j3 |' q, ^, P- n2 j
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 2 q `& p. p2 @/ b4 M) ~: E3 ?
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 4 [: P6 Y, `9 @ S2 k- F9 `! f# a. F( o7 N% C/ [3 R8 J" l
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.' h- q8 K9 ^: J: H% S
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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？0 [) [" b. E" ^4 M/ w
l( G# `0 f$ z5 \: A- P' W7 kM：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. 0 I8 A; D# [( ~" O, ~+ s5 c* x
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？3 _0 }! M5 [# E% e4 v- e
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?5 V A; J5 |7 C6 I
; b0 m9 R( ~& E; `, g) V' _L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , I2 b5 _% B% ?/ [/ U8 _0 y5 j$ a" G* t& x4 o: V: n
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 3 v4 ], A3 a: ^7 b+ g4 o- j4 U7 |+ |) R5 G7 j' [7 `
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. - O' b& |, m9 b" F* w$ [3 ^; N+ y% ~2 A8 ^
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.! k% u6 S! u6 @7 I5 c
& [. H t* g# b( D/ ?- Y# x* k6 WL：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？ + G! ]+ N2 @ N' i! a6 |% p1 Y, T) p8 T" S e, `1 g4 r
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 0 F3 i$ ?# w- q" H* Z/ m; G) Z! M5 s/ Y0 m, T
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。- D2 f m9 h# v
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