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.5 T' V) L1 t# R. K5 o# L8 Q
9 s1 a/ G- D4 ^; q9 H9 z- nL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 8 j$ Y6 I( Y! A1 l; @ " Z3 F4 p* Q* j0 P7 W5 CM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. * S4 r5 Q: l9 D3 k% n, L , N* V" F4 t+ A. p* ]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？) g& @6 z8 y- x R% J
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.$ \5 ~4 G9 M! `2 z9 ]# _$ p. }
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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？ + V( f4 D- O' \( y# o9 f0 h + F [5 {1 A) e. R/ f% oM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. K' y* @& R' d2 M2 r: P3 w* b) T) J; O5 W
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?* z) i! c3 j7 V6 S, x$ i
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! z4 s; X0 w! o. W
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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？ 8 I7 ^3 [2 l: d6 D + y5 s. i& N0 D9 P z8 L$ i. ^ m5 h/ mM：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. $ X6 F6 S7 U Q8 o+ {- y# l) u: k: Y! e: a
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？ 8 x7 \: T) e" B: }1 g* j& I% ?- I1 P1 f" D/ E$ p
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. Y- e0 q& V8 r# p, ~ D4 D
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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。 : P6 I9 @- \/ t- W! T% v9 f2 R1 U! @. u4 ^7 Y8 a& |/ 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. 4 o: A9 x+ |, U/ o4 H" Q \- v" ]" E n
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ( G5 D1 }$ f' _; a9 a- M1 q1 C2 Z$ l$ B
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.! R- |( { Q5 d! b6 u
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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。7 N% U7 B* ~- \, P# O* W2 d7 ?$ x0 C
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.8 @6 b/ P( l. M
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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？$ i8 k7 j: N1 s7 w
# F) v/ ~1 D) uM：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.& J0 l( s, v5 P4 f4 `
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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 l- A/ E' Z/ d6 k3 X1 W- X0 ~. P4 c9 C9 q* ^ s
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?" \2 P" X( p; M: h1 B
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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。 7 W O6 [5 @( L1 \ + u5 ]& `5 C; G HM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + q" s$ Z- q! `$ W! c" r8 c 7 h6 D+ f0 p3 ~* F& {! iL：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., ~. p9 U2 i5 K, A o1 z- l
" C5 \6 m0 ]7 ^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. , R6 k& n5 O8 g/ w6 O2 ~8 I& R r7 T+ ` q% ?9 c
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？ 9 P4 Z8 b) x* e# n1 Z+ a r) E# |8 P
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!* X4 \3 Y) I J: S: N
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