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.; b% h* Y& l) S- i" F
& [" [( ~' z, d1 p: y& S6 X3 J9 u& ^ a. uL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 8 x0 L' i" m7 A: f. D, R0 Y0 v; i) D N, j0 i; ~, L0 L5 R+ i' D
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # t" [" Q( y; V! U2 s: n ' ~8 l2 F; Q: O( U3 ?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？) x* H8 b+ }0 z
4 q3 @1 D) M8 I/ `3 \: `' ?M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. G0 i6 V# ?0 ?3 g( }9 u( d d5 [. o" ]* ^- n# g( u7 c2 B2 ]
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？9 }5 p5 x! ^" ]# r0 A8 t
. h/ \5 w+ c2 F) _M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep." d1 a% j/ F0 S% T T: X X
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 4 \* B7 _# V; j- ?6 L/ U% u0 a* ?- j/ F4 K8 U7 }9 `$ p9 c
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.1 |: h+ J( B0 U& d) @
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ; H) u2 l/ o5 ? + ^1 J4 r# P# F' ~' |3 y" YM：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. 6 r% c- T& f4 f. N" V- Y " I# f* p3 V' E cL：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？* k4 m' ?$ P& n0 h9 h+ i0 v+ _
4 a" j# l7 W; e( G7 ], CM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. - W. T% v; n! ?$ X7 T0 M% ]% K" r- Q7 h5 Q8 w1 k0 [" `9 x
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。, G1 w) S* q: f
# b3 ~: m5 c e! MM：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; N2 H- i. U. k4 d # j% ?% W, M! ^9 `- cL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！1 X0 \( V9 _) D3 u* J
( @9 {5 G- f; j; xM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.4 W' ~$ y5 N; Q
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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。& K8 H- Y' S+ c4 ^* K2 Z) _+ U
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. % K. V8 z+ M; _9 p; N ' V. ^8 H9 S: M+ J/ l5 r# N8 {L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . n4 v0 t1 `, `& v& }; n0 _0 u) e- L4 T, r. e: e; l& E6 }
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 6 t( L" @0 p2 `) Y/ f& W) l- s6 W1 o: E
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？5 m* W8 t6 s' Z: M4 O7 B. \; w* {
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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. " X& Q' J, O6 l+ r. {0 m i" t& g! Y
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？1 \ ?( c$ J( [: G1 \9 g
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?, r0 `6 l% b8 k' S z, s
2 V! W5 h+ _9 Q' G9 L) H8 J: QM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. % J2 n: {( _7 d! s9 \/ i+ d; N' N, e/ {, S# t8 Y
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.+ k2 `6 C/ x% s8 o I- J: H1 T0 Q% |/ v0 W
3 q7 R3 H; \( h2 W8 ~+ e+ J FM：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.8 s5 o4 o6 L/ _0 @0 O( v
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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？ % R( {8 m& K6 q& c5 ?7 { % y% g6 F* k& \2 o4 R& MM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!. i$ [, l) M7 y! e/ z2 e; b& w* ?
" N( J4 e' v0 v+ |4 Q- A' A# s& z- l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。 , z P3 t6 n( `" m ; b( D: O" z: JAudio as following: . P0 H3 z' E% v7 O+ x
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