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.* N* j% U# H2 u4 }; K3 f0 M) r
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ( ^0 x( ^' b, F, r* F n; [$ R+ k$ ]! Y, ?/ E5 `. y
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. - L* K% g* F/ i; }: l3 T$ _7 @ 2 R3 H/ n5 P' z' u* g0 ZL：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？ : d Y" A- |! H+ q7 { . r9 K) K% P9 @* X! nM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. " x6 u! N+ T" s8 n% C4 F ( p: e" y; X9 |3 u: v7 W" g4 sL：(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 \$ p7 c8 w" _8 w 2 H+ o/ X8 c3 C& B' K0 ?5 q. q+ BM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 x5 q) m, Z. g" c: W) w- k- l7 L
+ t" d6 |3 ~: ~$ f# O, @L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ; T) a! Q" O) g4 H# a! m: {. m" H) e) I+ Z
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., Z5 A" P% F! |/ Y
+ p8 d& c8 ?. r( t( kL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？! k x7 ^6 m9 m* v
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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.. }. A6 y a9 C' S" k
- |" R5 [( P2 _8 t1 aL：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？ " K$ m8 D& P$ r7 Y* l4 C( `# V1 E( d. {
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ K0 |5 z5 x' @ T
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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。& m$ q/ A6 x; l
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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.5 a8 c, q7 b; B- Y% r' N( [
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！* V+ f9 A, s3 z9 x7 T9 e' O$ M
3 o; l. r( t+ l0 y6 ~$ E( y; ~8 E" lM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 [4 g' a+ @6 |+ n8 I
: S K3 T; J ]& N( R2 \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。 + F1 V" E" y, ?: J( Z8 Z! L; @4 v/ Y/ f1 R4 Q
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. : V1 q$ I& }2 ?9 p # _- c+ D% `/ D+ `L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ $ C9 r& X5 r" W+ W; q6 d! g6 |7 ]7 ]( {" y/ S' _+ t
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. J6 o5 [2 r; f# p+ p. k 6 n6 v! r( G8 ~( _# P- P! DL：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？ 6 q- w* H/ Z6 R; I3 [, q) O1 u8 D& Z" G 2 k. m3 T) { N' k4 F8 r* @# X( eM：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. }* P1 Q( `, i* @ Z1 W1 x 2 S/ r; M' N, c* y0 }/ [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？: M# n; g# q3 `9 B {6 }% B1 R
9 D& @: ]8 M6 V5 @ R2 XM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?2 n/ y) y1 L6 M
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 3 ^: e( S9 h* ^3 W/ l c2 | 1 d5 p- W# y" IM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. : h' O/ M" y* b" n. r' k; G % b! i: @) |+ { \) `7 jL：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! h0 \* v$ P) {# u
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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. $ [" M# I9 I, g0 [ % A8 R8 a) E& O% [) _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？ + N$ s0 `1 l; O4 P% v' l6 h, u) ]% J( g
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! # n$ c' _" g! @- Z 9 ?# L5 b( ^* z# p) \) u6 F- k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。$ L6 Q. {. d% M- X O8 {
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