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.2 M0 Y g, ^5 ?; B
# Z2 z; y u3 i5 x+ }3 V# QL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ( y* I9 g0 o+ [) \1 f 4 o" ^$ [" T5 t% r& `M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. % X3 S7 K9 G2 e9 |) H; x: {& R# b' p0 G& y0 d- N! q
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？ {- Z' ^: i+ H+ e/ \
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; W/ R& B: m0 i1 v2 `
/ e6 d- Y( w9 D$ G! eL：(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？ % W- d q5 `. |: o3 x7 r' U4 O 0 E$ `# O- O- H. C. KM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : n% ]* o2 N2 J/ u5 z- Y5 H2 Y) d; \
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?/ u, D2 q1 n9 J4 \7 J
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.' Q: |- n* V( b* D( [
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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？ + _* J+ s( U9 H1 N: k- \( P$ g) \1 z ( N v2 t! ~0 l' ^: O% n! f$ QM：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.: ^2 F! ^% _# W) l/ {( `# ^
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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？2 d% @. T2 ^1 |/ w+ _. z( z
" a8 [# K7 x9 N+ z5 k5 M C! f' ?M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.. z0 v& @4 h4 c
1 R7 P: [" V. e4 {1 M% s7 Z7 \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。- H3 A, G% d5 {/ ]
; T: R3 B* C8 {+ L# dM：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.- y8 b3 [# I* [- {' ^/ o0 L9 l
% g0 U4 K% ]* f6 bL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ~# k$ W% V7 U. B
, i, c/ o+ ^) o9 S! k j: e2 Z; \M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ( y# g6 z( P& H/ j6 P$ O& Z3 q9 J. H9 g' ?: X, v+ _
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。- q9 {$ S6 {- C: C1 v
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are." d7 J) b+ |+ T
7 H& N- S' e" |7 ?3 @) ~% eL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？" Z; e2 Y2 k4 r% V- R& i9 \' W
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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.+ H# x5 U# K `- o, Y+ ]
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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？ . o8 g; T( D& l0 A' C; L3 ` W; g z0 i+ z' x4 |: O
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.* E" z- e2 f) c8 K* q% ^- n7 m8 A8 L
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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？ 7 ?. Y4 w o# T# k3 k9 P+ k. j0 D0 s
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? - Z( t* w4 ~$ V* R0 q- l4 h$ a6 W( N( R' _$ {7 o3 A
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。0 f9 y: f1 o) ^6 i
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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. + k: I% _6 Q5 l. S, f: v* y& M& a6 Z8 F `) V, f4 |3 ?
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. . @% V8 N" i7 n0 V) f" j6 Y/ u 0 t- w$ v l# e: m8 vM：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. # R! w: ?, }: c8 T# i* z7 o" _8 R7 b! H
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？# {( O9 v7 L5 C8 J
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! # y" H. |7 Q" U 7 z5 p) W7 E1 |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。 * ~1 N5 ?! p' G6 u: [+ L ( @- w% ^5 A! N. zAudio as following: F) r* }. x% e7 X' t- e, l: d
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