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 v' u8 P1 k+ ~3 \ . I. s) x0 Z$ lL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 9 {9 R( U$ X5 k7 P4 Z # p2 M7 `6 e2 A& N/ NM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 k7 V( D6 U. \
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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？ ' v% i( m$ {( l% I+ u v- ? ! p& a6 d2 T% \8 z+ @: zM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.& ^8 `$ X/ u" A
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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？! {- w9 R/ p: J) t
* q) V' [9 U g* j2 OM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * a' k! ]$ J& c+ p4 f- ` + s& x; x8 b' U* d% p& S# _L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? F. t3 m4 D! h" [7 o
( |% y1 _3 }5 U" t; y) g& J9 Y9 ]M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.: D% s% k7 G l/ b! T# f# v
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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？: w# d0 r$ J8 S4 U' @
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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. X6 Q2 u5 ?* X) s, t% Q- a7 G" w! b* x+ z! o0 h t- z5 m$ O
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？ 6 X6 a7 ~# c6 D1 n0 ?, T* B2 J$ s D; \) F( r
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.) i4 i9 f9 L! k' f# B* f
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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。% ~2 i) S: G' K7 ~6 |
9 Y+ c7 j; ?: B( V% c4 iM：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. 5 G( Q( Q- A! F1 l1 ^' {! ^ $ T% ]1 S9 L$ r- u: Q+ `* @2 YL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 6 [9 \, d8 X6 ^! y+ {$ l* E 3 v6 ?" [! k. k; h' ?M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. : t) R0 X. ?1 } \ g& E0 q9 j$ ?2 h$ s- e7 f0 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。& A3 g7 f, B, b
" f, {6 G0 g- Z, S3 ?M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.2 T( V$ p9 z) g# w1 |# p) n
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？6 O1 z: N# @7 `
0 ^, n7 M" R% i0 fM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. B1 p1 S, P m5 \. V7 j- l4 V. o+ d3 \5 ?
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？ 4 {8 v" U' y+ e* @( E6 b9 S* ~ ! E! B# D' ~2 N9 u/ ]6 m- 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. 0 X3 {% M1 l0 F7 q3 T' d- v4 u- C p
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？ ! i+ ?* C& Z9 [! c. t. m. R" ~& p0 ]
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? O- |. b W& O0 _- a
/ _" Q3 r+ h, S8 NL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。3 l) H N( f6 k ]' v( ?6 Q
" ^. N" E+ b O5 ~9 P' t5 U3 \M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. * f0 d/ u5 i- g/ Q6 m2 F# ? 6 Y1 r8 E p J3 |5 y3 N3 rL：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. 7 o: Y* G+ A3 b- `4 M$ ~8 S) O; T' y0 l0 |( m* m: Y' C
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- E' E+ Q6 w; r6 q* D/ |7 T
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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？: k6 W% p5 e4 b2 W
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! , x- ]7 d& |( p& _. q) M" x# E* Q% [' q, _+ Y
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。 ?8 v9 W- ?# s" N
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