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. , v% P4 p! j; \3 |9 t / p* Q* s+ E6 L4 k! xL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。4 h! _: q* u/ f! ~, H4 J) W
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.$ E% ?; a! q/ m1 h+ o; j+ n a
" {' ]7 D: y2 e# }M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 3 M1 ?% b% k8 I, z1 y: m' ]$ M5 }& y1 }# H: \9 n
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？ 5 a( Z; x5 k) Y ) |2 Z2 z) m0 x: g' pM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ) A' s$ J8 @3 G, ] : A+ @! h+ k: k3 g/ HL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?: H) _! ]! p& L. ^0 v+ `
: }% P# i* [& e! G- I3 m8 @M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & b! j2 l( [) q0 ` + C# {6 [3 P0 G. oL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？2 G* ]3 `" L9 `4 l, ?' ^, n
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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. , w6 |- t' W4 S# }. Q + j# ?1 a1 ^+ W' `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？% u6 V8 m$ W* ]. S( q
: k' {) @8 X; ~/ |M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.& G, d& c) {, c8 Z; i- |- m
) _5 G3 ~- [$ S5 V D6 ]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。 1 Q& _ T8 Z ?# w: N 7 Y0 u4 x$ g: t/ j6 D; i; KM：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.) O+ x2 _# ^; G" ~
+ Y) `% k$ }; A: E0 }% E- ? v6 vL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！0 G3 E4 V/ A' a* U! H
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 V4 J, T) {5 [/ O
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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。 . w1 i0 i) @+ ] + M& O% W6 s! K6 nM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. " @3 r; T: M; W: Q4 T: }+ a8 M6 N) I: @+ b6 `; d5 s
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: Y7 q, D- \. H
" g% B( S8 \- B9 N. 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. ( u9 E% h: I" E3 ?; t- _! ?; h o0 l$ _
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？; y$ x$ \8 }, o( x* m2 d- u' X
, g& {( `3 @5 ]. p" 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. ! r# c! [+ g% }8 b1 ]& q7 i$ `9 |* g }1 `8 O- e% f! Y& b
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？$ P; C# c" v* d1 t* j8 Z+ c3 q
7 ]1 @& ?( B6 [0 a/ ^) p' FM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? / u# f l! Q# W- P# e& n5 e C2 q' a `5 s6 k& [. V9 {4 }- S4 D3 WL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。2 W8 ~& W W5 I) F( V) T9 n0 c
# P3 ~* D) C( K/ C. ^0 e9 n/ q: pM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. - ^" Z I$ U; f: v: Q0 f; o / N/ c( H4 \4 p' O9 EL：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 d% M) ] P, t4 w
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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.5 e$ p: ]) `% i8 Y
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