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.1 u6 e. `" ^! y$ d: M
# n' @" r& e- ~* l* q" f S3 RL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。7 x; i i3 y$ ~8 m
0 d: u* `0 j( `9 QM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 R( E$ \# U4 F+ ?8 R6 }& H- }
8 X+ K# [4 G1 s2 ]. ]8 wL：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？7 ~6 s' \' a# R4 N
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.6 a0 Y" n8 N/ T2 j0 P& x4 p9 b
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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？; s: F, R2 `0 ~: J8 o
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " P E7 a8 V1 Q1 L$ a9 _3 C9 L2 O
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?, D' Z* H- D# y
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted./ @ C2 B8 A0 @$ V ^5 |/ }
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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？ . _ Q/ R2 ?8 ?- `1 M+ A H/ ~* l K4 w' \" S( q' D' e
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.: k& h4 K/ y) F. ]% r9 U6 z
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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 q/ X' `7 X! E: I$ M8 I9 y5 A, o5 {1 v! u" e4 X# s' ?7 ~
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. % f/ n7 z, C' Q3 u* m; r" _7 }8 m! a$ n, d6 ^* }$ U, O. L
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。( a2 L8 f D4 N m i9 `9 G
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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.' W4 M- R- M& e
; T& b" P& t1 f9 `. z6 l$ ~& fL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！9 k- H; S* o0 D$ K- s. e: g2 y
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. + u+ d9 d. G' x n6 N6 G# h/ ^& y! G
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。2 I0 A0 d9 @4 R3 Z
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- R& @" R; B$ G2 `7 o5 K
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？' {8 H* U& o; b2 B) I9 g
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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. - p9 L1 _! {0 v- M. `6 M' h ; A# |) u, E& m- Y% Z YL：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？& m9 y# ~; z$ U
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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.0 L' g* R7 x. _8 f, Z3 _# q) f% c
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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？6 G' C. U- u, ?7 |
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?8 e- p& x! Z8 v6 v; F& z
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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。 ) p, @5 {+ p' v- S: {* x7 T, C; T ! @- d$ X( H% J3 u& ?& HM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ) j3 `( X3 N+ L4 a# T! G+ r9 N, q2 D8 h6 n7 \ [( ]. h7 z
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. . G( u3 _/ @1 ^$ A6 K+ p' d( E0 n' x/ l
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. ) ~' B( l8 Y$ N% e( @6 L5 [/ J6 l9 ?+ r; C( l" z( p" l
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？, t6 y; \% k& L4 u8 I) }8 M0 a
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 9 b5 }7 Z+ K4 j: L2 A$ l 7 W6 N5 u$ E: x$ ?2 d# A& ]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。' K2 _& o. H6 D
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