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. 4 T" ?( A ]% ]* W f# n4 W& c% G- V! R. S: q" c" m: X
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。, }9 f% J0 e1 K
. f+ M, o5 _& l& {& n, PM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ }+ t4 E' B/ W* A* E/ ^2 ^! L; K( @1 w2 `9 x& ~
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？ % c& c- {. \/ ^4 | / C$ G/ a0 D) R% R) ^M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. $ e" }" q+ D* Z: l2 ?/ n j2 T1 l; f6 q" O7 D7 ^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 a/ H/ `4 }$ ~+ Q J7 d) j- R: ]; g& q: G* _
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ; @ ~# T+ T' C 1 X' R3 u/ t: v9 fL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?+ d# }; G7 r* d$ [3 k4 j: X
. l4 D6 q+ z7 k% B7 V6 mM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.) U3 D1 }9 E+ e1 E
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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？ $ W; G: e) q% e/ {/ W3 d* }; j5 \3 v$ W* U
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.% {4 }7 T2 `9 R3 f/ K- G/ K
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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？ + g9 [" N8 f. U' { S( H. V2 L* I8 ?8 D& p, @# B/ |' v! v8 X
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. % s) D. q% |, ?; ^& J y % h2 i. O t: P, {+ o- {# AL：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。7 W4 m) P7 r) {8 H
' d+ j: z* M r) s/ Q6 VM：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. 7 y" i. |: V# z' x" c t( \# u" f- t- x8 B
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& t& n3 L9 R* ^0 n! j1 x/ z
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.1 v4 \: {; T7 P% M! v) q
8 q0 _2 X7 k9 R% p' TL：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。. z' M, V& Z4 C1 v! a# l* L: Q: f
0 ^/ I' b0 y0 z0 PM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are./ g/ m8 T+ T5 Z1 i4 I+ s
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ - L9 m6 F! Z0 a) d% e. e ^% g; D9 ~+ \! R3 M, lM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. * _% b b; `$ Y 3 j2 d& k {" j: y$ ?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？ + A! s5 t- N- i: G, d& c* _* {9 e; ^ + m7 E# d' j% q; S+ j! a/ AM：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.! L4 k7 b' P' ?8 [0 L( l
9 z: f; u/ j5 e; u) i' d# O5 \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？2 [7 U j6 h- U8 ~' a
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? p0 ` ]4 V) U0 J* `4 m+ @# e9 o1 u$ U, w L+ \# A
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 + K. A( {0 l) d, K0 B. l8 J! t1 {+ q$ y' ]# P4 L! y) _; p
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.7 z7 M) y( ?6 ^; W1 {
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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. + U+ ~5 P- y+ j) ~8 s$ x5 S9 ]' P4 E: V, [/ D; q5 h
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.% |6 F3 z6 z; ^& |( L/ n
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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？ 3 C( T& I3 `- p) ^" E m$ @6 T C) s
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 P+ ~7 n9 m4 D3 H$ Y5 l2 Y/ j# E/ p
! R6 \' c3 t( b- `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。 " u# ^0 _0 K. ~+ W3 `/ Q+ d : ]$ g6 Q- d; c1 a, HAudio as following:/ s j0 j7 Z, d, @& Z8 |
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