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. R* @) F$ l' k0 O# @; @+ \- p$ I* y1 L
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 3 Q1 h7 M. _# k/ [: U( E+ ^; ^/ J8 z& `) P+ x* D+ F( q
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. - @, O/ i' p4 I: E1 w! ]8 N( s# x+ C4 ?9 i
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？ 8 e+ d1 U8 J$ z* k: R) H6 B a + @2 u# A$ y, k7 fM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. L6 e; E5 S3 h8 f; g# y5 y9 U, g. a$ g4 Y9 S* Z- B2 L' e) i
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？1 k6 V/ {, x' ]) H
" \3 f8 l: v; w" }2 U" TM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' S! i" x2 w& v8 u7 g$ o% N: l# _
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? , }7 Z+ c I5 H, S# I. q6 _# x $ B8 \( L5 [0 AM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. . t/ y( T6 k3 A: ^0 [ V0 q6 k( ]. d2 y+ z
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？9 O6 ]0 m# A6 V2 _: U! B j7 w
" S7 r+ {( P5 q: `8 f: S3 I1 L8 WM：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.5 J+ ]- E. B+ q2 ^& l C% A
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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？& A5 h7 }; L% ?$ C. @
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.3 @# Q1 z& h0 l% v) k
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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。 0 r8 u5 Q8 ~. Q# s # F4 Z6 S) b0 W. |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. 2 G9 L, q" m* U; I& u' c) l- Y( ]# H& S$ m8 x A
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ! X; I9 O, p) r3 z# q8 Y- o$ X4 e% H) G; ^3 ~* e+ o9 q1 H, y) n) ^
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.( \; w; K1 C3 w# Y+ L
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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。3 d% x6 {. H5 {8 D
8 f- v+ X7 o/ u4 L/ F2 Q( P1 S8 V1 L% JM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.$ w P: X/ q& f3 Q! t
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 0 Y; } M. X- O: Q4 w1 w2 | + ] ~5 t* }3 Y6 `M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. , D) M8 x* \: B( I! j/ d: L 0 B3 _9 P$ 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？) j7 [; D& O5 N
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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. ' q; a" t9 k/ d& H) e5 h$ C* D& P' Z h
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？5 M# L$ C6 G! u9 S& @: J6 b6 @
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?4 r) S6 j' L/ f" r) K8 T( P+ @- j" p
y( U8 `9 t! M' z, e$ \L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 $ U, ^- P% g% V+ x/ `* s2 g& D* T' j6 x- \9 Q
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.. w$ }4 V o: [
- P% H( E, T9 @( U+ fL：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.3 E6 d$ }: v1 g$ s
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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. 2 A% ?" S2 l$ x- c# t$ Y+ @5 o. g+ d
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？, z/ o% ?8 a2 \- B n q
, s7 u( h6 z: q- n0 g( R. x2 AM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!4 w- I' B; {7 R6 h2 Z7 a
% i C- Q% e- W$ S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。 $ y+ m. B* [* x' H $ [4 \- }' k5 \$ G* [. B+ ~) |Audio as following:6 H- b. s; @" f( l, n
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