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 G, V; _2 i I7 X2 Y' l
' F& M( Q( u2 I1 s2 ]L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ' O1 P& ~! N8 v$ [3 E& Z( ` n+ n ( j( e l2 Q* U* |3 L- @M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.- v# U: L; m5 `6 G
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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？* w: { T. i2 _$ J) |& h' p% D
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.! g S% C' i$ l' e
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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？6 Z4 }4 j7 A7 n" a" W
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.5 N! y! ?% v0 g8 Z7 S& l* S5 R- {
) O; \9 a/ l2 O3 B- N% ML：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?! w/ l( p/ S! ?, U: u+ d/ z
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.) p* ~ h) j$ \" M# J4 \8 Z" N' W
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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？ Z7 L( Z3 X' W# `/ i
: y: @. {4 L( |8 @( \$ {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 c7 W- A5 p( O& z* x
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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？' o2 n( i6 M! p% i5 ]: p& @& \! D
* b& t5 b; g! ?M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.& g5 |$ w0 I; ^1 ?" M7 d
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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。6 D" o# X* t$ ]$ w
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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. ( |7 Y& | V* ]' t . W9 S5 f3 k! o3 uL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 7 ?: e# z4 _- R# Y) f$ T3 q5 S: G, ]; \% P& {3 n
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. # T+ R) |! z$ I8 J$ T$ v& F# X( T+ E) X- {2 M, v v7 X2 J
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。 7 [5 [5 Z/ y! m5 N0 `; g& @6 i& O- ~
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 e1 P: t- ^9 P( m2 n1 r( a
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？$ C6 N U L' v4 ]/ F
- l3 q$ b$ I, h0 j0 ]$ yM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 9 W. ]- v/ i; s& Z+ T! J 3 N5 t0 D, n6 h0 G* YL：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？8 o- k* V' Q/ g# d; z2 y3 ]
& h/ d* |2 C5 }! M$ L' T6 oM：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. ; Y H) d, G3 v$ e' Y " d$ S2 m! Q( N& L% i7 }; {3 lL：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？ ( W' ~- W$ |4 b( L# }5 L+ d# y! P2 E/ w0 q: k0 D7 w7 r& u8 Y
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 6 Y# S) f* d* H; S- Z9 [0 A ) C8 i* ~: z, t6 Y1 ]2 X- iL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ; u) I( P6 ^& a5 M: b: L. R8 w; Z
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 7 C) P) O' A# j% r, o/ e' b; _$ [' f. c4 S4 e2 O/ O& V- _ A' o- v2 X
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.8 g- {: v3 d1 R2 k0 S5 q. P
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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.1 T" B5 e2 m9 n7 _
) V4 B* g9 z1 F5 o1 ]& HL：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 f1 k2 C% x. ^2 @# S6 V ( ? d1 @# T; ?( M1 G6 y fM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!/ U* |! V, r5 r$ T! f
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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。 1 n* A6 Z1 z) d- d6 c; J: U% \6 S: y' { R( Z' M) s
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