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. # r5 w1 V1 w$ ~# R4 K 5 n8 R# `3 T5 _2 jL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。- B1 d' R. T$ i% H
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. % y( V; L0 Q! f8 m! A/ Z3 \/ V ; i7 k+ }3 v+ b* H+ b4 oL：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？ ! s; j+ B0 R: l, J) S - R# _( Z6 U, `/ xM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; |9 L& {; Y4 K
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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？8 P& c, o% Q5 {6 T
( G- g: w) ], [7 fM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * i4 R9 \% t! E, D 6 m3 D7 j: |1 C7 NL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?5 o. S, D9 l# _/ z& U9 K! Y6 }
: O/ x. {( c4 k0 Q$ SM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % Y, c& m$ ]' Q( E / B6 Q R. B* SL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？* L# Z, V- y. C8 z# U: W" C
# ?$ [3 D, i$ u7 H/ xM：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. ' T( P' ~; }- {' X% H3 G , a9 K: Q9 c/ U% v$ x8 t/ k5 b3 JL：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？ 7 V5 g, H9 }; M5 }- W+ W, x0 @) E- f9 F% e
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 7 n( N$ Q5 W* z. P% g- _* @3 b0 a4 n0 w" b9 R( n L0 ]
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。# C! Y( i9 B, \
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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. & Q4 L, `- Y- P4 c, a5 ^1 d' O% t* | 1 v- \& A. C6 i- M7 Y. Z/ n, ]4 I: A, ~1 { xL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！; J1 \+ \; n: i1 I3 z l0 W
9 _( b$ w& A. ^M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% s7 T: i& n5 `3 S X
/ K" E8 R6 N, M2 f# yL：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。, Q, E/ a5 `3 Z: R& T- j
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ $ J4 c5 l' B# x. `$ x/ e$ C2 W& h5 i) m3 x1 J1 n! Q
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. [3 Q6 p' Y N# f/ c2 m) w- v
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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？ 7 j6 `/ s) k2 ^8 V! p; B n S7 _% G5 U/ |( w# j, S; `, B
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. , H5 i! U- ~+ [8 X N W& n2 y: h: D
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？! W2 L3 M3 ?" N9 h- C' {
! s$ x- G) J5 V& [M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? f3 O: w9 u- J% U; `3 I( B$ y
/ r. `& z, @4 E/ Y" w2 W( n! c9 TL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 b& s! k) J* H' X! z
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 4 _6 k: }" |0 b; k9 k, T* I8 d8 F/ u8 _- D( Q' r# G7 W, N! P
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. " f' l6 l* b4 X; c& F3 f3 s0 ?+ k
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.0 N9 K$ o7 X3 n, E6 l' K: R8 L
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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？. K9 B* o. y! k$ v2 z
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!( c& }2 n: v2 P* L
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