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.# `7 H, C' G# W, B
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。4 Y9 _) e: K: i% r- ^6 K; [
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 2 f( n: t! Z9 X3 J# j5 e6 F9 U- ~4 ]4 o2 }% v
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？ & `/ R9 z1 u* G! D) t( b$ t # v0 y' _* l4 s0 VM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ; g" t$ w, S6 o+ H$ L0 C- {: [1 h9 ?& D6 ?
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？3 q) o3 @3 V; q7 X2 v/ _
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 O2 @2 J4 v0 A" U9 B5 u& G
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? * X! ?, J. H4 J: O" @9 I' F$ K# B2 k R
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.' J. |, C' L1 L, |) I7 E. v5 a8 a
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？3 z& J6 U9 x* i8 I1 Y! A
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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. ! }. U! |- L8 N" ?, X! |" p4 \$ T: A6 r3 L( c; W" i
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？ - x( x2 @, g/ A% h4 c+ t9 s- E5 \) W [! |& y
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- ? g0 n% ?1 P1 [' _
3 Q! _6 r' p( Z$ LL：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。 + k6 L# }# T+ x- C- A6 ]" W! N' o# a7 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. # k0 b9 [" c6 m6 I ; o& j$ m8 d' K* S2 t* EL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 0 y2 ~$ C+ Q, G7 _. ~5 T e% h ; a9 ]# N I1 KM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.! ~5 K' n2 D* g0 M' y
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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。6 G9 x! R0 S8 `1 W
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 9 g0 T& P7 G6 |7 ~' |5 a8 X( x 6 I0 r7 }% _" m8 v; x& H; jL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 1 T' S8 ]8 B: `$ q, [: t9 g8 y2 } " N5 ~' n* m+ {" x) LM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 5 Z0 h! Y8 A |# @ 7 m; `, S$ ?: ML：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？& X' p# Y7 Y& h
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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.# v0 N- `8 G# }+ ~* L3 x4 W! i
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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？ , f4 |1 B6 O$ @5 t9 j& I" n8 }4 C9 o 9 Z1 ~8 V6 L! u/ j2 t* V3 N' d. rM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 4 j/ v" g* g( r, l3 p# y4 { 6 {/ e( [+ t9 m, E* g+ |5 BL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 8 ~# c) B% F* K+ ]& R4 ]: I) ]& j6 q* T
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. / r. R7 x: [, t3 p- I0 j9 y6 H! o' ]. `# y: O" K5 T: b
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. " }, z. _) x5 v7 _ q/ k9 V# x1 D( s* @' V
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. $ K0 G+ s. G! p( t+ E/ }: I - F2 R- k" K/ nL：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？; T4 o$ ~; Z( ~( R* h$ C- R
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!; T6 b0 ~: U- F
5 m3 {" ?# Q, N" J. t$ f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。. N0 ]& W# k" ^ `5 ~! s+ d
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