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.4 b' W( O5 H; Z# ^) k
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。/ d0 b& N+ |" `5 W9 G
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.% N% Y: L+ k) B
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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？" I- R: Z- T7 i4 t) o
% Y7 S3 U$ e7 AM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.2 `, {0 D( s4 ~1 T
7 f" A- R3 `; C" 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？ * ~) {6 |% G% V/ G }9 ]9 k9 o0 V2 b2 Z( C
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* R8 `7 G- _+ r" }3 p2 l5 c2 p0 U7 W
* k7 K5 {' F5 n6 T! J5 ?/ VL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? * Q' I# c5 I, {2 d3 I9 x. D' b 4 n4 R" e N4 b; X9 r. CM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! E6 u2 O, `" J" D/ D6 y
2 e- W3 T$ F9 O: H$ z/ F2 B W2 _, |L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 9 L1 E& [1 Q0 w - E. N" g4 F4 n3 Q- {! w3 Q3 OM：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.' l6 Z$ M) l% T U; U: |
) u- v- q$ I% w. M" F, W; b# zL：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？5 y4 C( ^7 P* s( U
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.7 i" J. D* p T1 R
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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。7 N5 V( _) t/ M) j
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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. 4 a# G$ B% E% s5 a8 ?: A' w1 N3 L) |8 i/ J5 D) ]
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 8 o4 f- L2 x* [3 [/ R" v0 N. F; X. I+ }% F I1 U3 @5 j. p1 e
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 a! M! \/ u! g % ?# N7 y; p( K6 c+ Y" VL：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。: ^8 x! N' B+ `$ Y9 ]
$ m5 V- W" Y, c1 s; h- ?M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ) ^7 \8 P+ m V+ r7 } 4 x& N, H/ {6 fL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？5 G0 L! o+ r# t. O# S, i
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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.8 `$ P8 ]7 A, t3 e g* X5 k
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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？ + T6 U# E1 u- A 3 U8 _; a; v( x1 jM：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.) @# U/ P# j$ Y& M+ d
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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？ L& n+ l5 I9 J' N8 x% f. w
1 y2 M8 O3 J, `; u* j5 ]" PM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?+ o- b% C* X( P) H
) P& p- N" D' Q; N1 e8 q1 EL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ' X$ t3 }& o& P) ]. C, N( U" j$ e( R4 ~! ~1 `( A: i
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 4 ~& K4 N0 z6 g* r+ l1 ^4 ^% I$ l, v1 Y# E% g0 _) R 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.2 ~& e# `& S; V
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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.8 u- y. w1 t4 q$ k
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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？ , ^2 P3 M% k+ R& B5 X) t1 f9 S! G' ]4 Y4 V* d
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 3 E# R, p/ ^" h3 [& ^ " N5 t( j& P5 C' u! }+ _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。 % S$ R( f0 K: X, F. \ I* M* x' |: L1 }: O2 A$ c' N: G0 aAudio as following:% Q( b) Z5 ~+ a# `4 [- I- ?" T1 d
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