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.' ~% |1 t' S& z4 R) h
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 2 d; D; v; K5 Y ( q3 s9 p6 v$ _6 d4 O# b3 g, sM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time., o4 B- s% x/ ^6 [+ y. [
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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？ - {$ [9 d9 U+ B9 j" D# n. H a8 V+ {9 \( u" i; _M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.! Y: c- Q& p8 n I' X8 P2 l
8 |. c5 ]. C/ m. jL：(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？ ' C- |4 C: x* I( r! a. Q( j9 A2 C( M) X" S
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.8 U" r- n6 c% r+ `. o) f# w
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? # ?9 H3 X9 b& ]. m$ @. S$ t4 ?$ }5 `# ~7 |
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.0 T3 Q/ m! W! L9 q* i7 ^
7 O$ F+ F4 B( Z U" pL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？) e# a+ w4 R3 @6 x7 _
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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 H" @+ C* `% I1 j
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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？ ( y7 l |1 K( c& W4 L2 o( r : _( \1 E; y: kM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ; B& r8 \, v' S' f1 Z2 F# k- O7 F! F
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。0 p8 K8 h* E. f7 T( ^" G5 H
" D" s7 f" C8 b5 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. 9 y f5 C: N# }6 z% t# M* }* d$ i) |, a% }
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！9 A2 U" F+ l! j V" O$ K2 w
4 ]9 z# @* ]9 d0 E' UM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% K ~1 Z& p, v! I
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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。 " S0 [6 | T* G! x; h4 ] Y $ W/ D- {& {) | _+ S* r: `, DM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. : M: E, {( ~4 S8 R; k3 x* S* m `# v) D8 `9 \4 W
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ) G: V& ?9 b j8 d/ @# g4 f6 d1 [: H8 `2 z8 I) j% H
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.% t& x$ K- U( }2 L/ r
( x3 }0 T! i6 i4 w8 N/ ]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？ . i7 ^* A. Q" y2 m' y; D% f' v2 c' z6 X, r, T; g
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." [9 t) b9 A$ U5 c% B+ B% ~/ t3 T9 |
' G% l) o! s+ }& `4 F8 _7 A! |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？ % h% C- d% s/ w" L( C: R3 V- d & K% _# f& D; r; n/ M7 BM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? % S5 y1 b+ a- ~ : J M1 k0 n, r$ g7 u4 y* M8 \3 KL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。* a$ a) ?1 Z' H+ t0 t* x
4 p" }8 Q' A/ s% R) M' e0 iM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.: q) ?1 A. a) E) z0 l+ W5 d( v
+ B. {8 {$ S. }2 K) h6 I" u! cL：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.: }/ n' I" `6 n+ A3 A* N2 ^1 ~2 m
$ d. ]0 Y8 d) E1 _$ e3 VM：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.% J' A4 K E7 ^
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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？6 o( i- K4 A4 ]# Q
E6 b, V& ?% [2 T) J3 RM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! - U: L/ E1 q% o+ P / Y! G* L- d: J% u, G. [8 p# v. p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。 E/ v5 v( \8 n" j, {2 z # V/ C9 N# R* C4 T. h6 |( }Audio as following:8 A0 `" _& z) N- `; H0 B/ B8 I( P
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