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. 5 |: B+ `& K- N # L- g2 H: q9 [* b; U+ j) zL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 - K M% Y3 Y* i- Y3 H, s. V+ W2 t0 g
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. - n: |& B* m& t) n2 @8 l' S, t- B) C" A7 G9 _6 {+ D
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？ 7 e& x/ I0 a0 m# R o4 D; o! e6 }, \% V2 V! ^
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 [0 a, K" n3 }( i F( J
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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？ M, T1 d3 ~1 |% o% _4 M # v7 c! Z+ \& k) `4 dM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ' S9 o& \1 [7 {) J P! Z" a% T5 Z 8 y% W6 e' c' ]- TL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?2 w t5 w5 C, F% b* }
* q" Y( g+ {0 [$ c Q7 ^M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.9 v) I( X5 I" T4 M
9 d7 H% h, D8 DM：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. 0 g9 s2 }; N# g. e6 Y% ^7 R ( m! R$ N0 B% X' mL：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？7 m P0 L, u2 Z. i3 W
. Y- ]: w5 ?/ u% z6 `9 TM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- z- N" i2 ^- X3 Y* `
0 n: A( o8 ]3 U3 V+ YL：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。- i q N3 a; T9 I& e0 \, W$ t' u
/ P3 @" X8 _! q' TM：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.& C4 _0 e- B" C$ H8 S- h0 k0 y
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ) ?9 |# C! l9 T; l- O. L+ d/ K0 g [ F7 J }( m6 o2 c- Y
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 7 R* G" u3 G; O/ x. W d: m! ^$ k/ q & W+ Y4 C8 L$ Z, ~$ ^9 hL：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。 : Y2 g$ Z+ ?6 Z5 S0 o' s% K , u" `: F' [& q8 H6 \8 FM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 W/ y* r! [* T
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？) G3 i7 ]4 E3 g
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.- k8 h# W( p7 C7 }& k; c
& L! ]. U& I: }& P3 P, M: f. P! ?0 vM：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.3 [ q& G2 X# ^- |( N& E; O
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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？/ O8 J( N4 {" F# g6 S
/ S7 P7 W2 H0 t: |2 fM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 5 k4 O% ?" b$ a9 U% B O5 b7 g 4 { l* g& i* ?L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。# {( ^/ @/ d3 z) U7 b4 |
( E3 \9 T4 Z# {; e7 d$ Y# a/ wM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' O% C2 i. o6 P# l$ @* Z% m9 i* Y4 ^
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. ! ^$ D$ u3 W. g J# D/ Y3 t5 F 7 m0 y7 Q/ ~6 m ~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.( a" J/ N6 y( k! z
; k" A& E+ F" u1 SL：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？ 4 U v2 E3 E" N# M" R# l W4 t! s0 [$ g4 ]5 XM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!; p: _* A( t+ U& Z& x' H
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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。 " e3 T( o5 Z2 r/ u& `6 D4 S/ F' A) D! V4 F
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