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. $ Z( T5 z1 A3 y$ G$ c( M2 ]3 R7 K! V; M, O; g2 n9 b" D
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : h @1 f- s) P0 C6 q! F ; y# X7 j& ]7 B3 R% mM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. \) V+ n# m; K7 X' z- ^7 X; I
& D* Z& a h- v* u k/ f0 i9 @' qL：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？& q) f8 |$ b2 z" g1 g% r
& Y1 R; |7 r# ^" {6 `2 `M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. u6 I6 ]. ^: z/ j0 F1 v
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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？' e+ T" q+ m; }! ~) j9 a/ M1 B
. x: U, D, f% `7 CM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.& Q5 s2 e% E1 U8 w! J
/ f8 j3 o4 I1 y7 F: P% DM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. / d7 u/ m% @/ e7 d& M4 _ l2 A4 ~. I
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？$ C6 b) L# Z! L( E0 s
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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 t! c; X0 o# ^- H' }, ] % O: q- q; p+ \5 M; TL：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？* s0 w: Q& [3 H$ R" ~8 `' X% x
& a& T( z2 v6 g/ F6 ~4 b- bM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 3 w0 ~; N$ g, v6 o, v$ _( ] B6 W; s" W1 p) w2 X3 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。 " o( O/ B1 w5 g2 C' i& D9 }8 z, _
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.; _3 ?$ d6 ?6 r+ V9 n% \
5 F/ e+ I; Q$ x" h1 H0 ?+ IL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ t/ L6 X) y& i; A7 s * g# I' V0 n# S: n; T, ` PM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.; O5 O3 g3 _( [) I1 ] A5 J* f
$ o- u3 b) E- e t1 ~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 c# d- f5 j6 ~
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are./ q. F1 C7 c# }% k) T! P& Z
0 m4 a+ k' y D3 d+ o r+ O3 q0 GL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？7 O" {+ d5 m( H2 h7 x" t
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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. ) n% m: t- N5 T$ D& o5 u4 u1 c3 s% C/ [
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？ % F) {8 R+ l0 l& \1 B 5 [" l( j# P, A) iM：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. 6 ?: \% C( {7 A( {5 r2 f7 v * k+ P% M, M" |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？ 3 M7 W9 u! J5 m% f. x# N6 w o3 b: f, I1 B3 R8 j# M) l
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 r5 A+ r# V/ @: o p" z, d5 c( v3 F; h
: s! b3 e! A* B/ n* x7 TL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 K, |' ?* W" j ~
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 1 U$ g. \# n& p: T : |/ X. L6 S+ V j- d) g9 `7 }7 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. ~$ j7 }$ i7 Y' ^9 }" f- M
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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.' i6 \8 G: w! ?8 _4 \" @+ O) U- G
' z& z/ k% L( c7 _6 R, zL：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？( |, p8 X1 V# B; ?7 c6 O
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 C3 X: o. J) T) T4 p
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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。5 u0 H) C7 U- n" j! U
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