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." t# T* w7 X9 I
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ?5 c/ B& N# Z3 o0 K/ ?' t4 b% m" l
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 5 `2 j# R/ U* Y. P, G% K; B 2 C/ z ]2 P" E' d4 sL：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？ , x1 X. ~) M/ x0 K# A# @& {/ r! \. }
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. n0 c/ X7 z5 k. Z6 N- M, g- K1 c& a5 ?
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 o* ?2 i; Q1 a" t1 k/ j3 W
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. |7 n9 R# I; |+ s& a0 n. ~3 f& r o$ h* m$ M- ^: d
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?& a) z6 o: S: V! G$ T9 h/ D
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : j6 G8 j; C% K H7 ]! x/ _- z/ O* j
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？# U3 D) T1 `) [# o e- T
3 a% ?1 {4 |( ZM：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.4 T7 S4 H" m) e3 F
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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？4 ~3 B& B1 A# {& z" u
6 A/ p9 }- f. xM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ) p) {. G5 u4 K/ @2 F o* M 7 k- t n( ]' e% hL：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。4 u0 ~2 V: c& j/ o/ P2 A
/ U, H2 J) s1 @9 W: S' r5 eM：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.; w$ e0 A5 X! a) M5 P" \+ a5 J" @
# A5 P4 \! T: _4 {' X4 e/ Z, B$ zL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！2 K& {! O+ F1 K- B% L
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. " L2 A' f2 y- h, @( w# t) H- U! ~. ^! d h- \5 Z: p
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。, Y5 r: `0 S/ i3 R+ Z; C% `
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.! ^0 c# o) n3 X9 B; |
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ " w7 k( C+ \7 g. M% n" A4 g7 N8 l# W 7 V3 l3 P- m- B, |M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.# d: d# S+ @* n& [/ j7 ^- e% C
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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？ # J/ o; v8 W X T: m1 j2 i" M7 i3 M' o6 g, Y) c0 Q k
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.5 \/ N) ~2 F: r+ K- ^
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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？: m" w+ w0 U9 w/ b: E
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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。; Y" E% s3 s( k8 Q/ S
9 l4 W2 ]" M4 t4 ^M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.6 q2 c* {& x+ k' K) u
8 U1 k& N+ F8 j4 p- S+ s! P$ cL：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.2 [5 {: b6 b. Y7 m0 v Z2 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. + F% ?4 a/ N4 {* S6 C. x+ i6 i2 j* `
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？( X7 {: {: D( P+ i
* ]! K8 D( G. f7 {1 H$ sM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! t8 W2 x" y6 h6 H 4 g3 W7 g5 D4 i; s/ u% Q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。 $ U V5 b/ P) J' X3 T" Q! z- Y7 [0 h% `2 j+ y8 t
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