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. , @6 a4 B+ z8 [- J $ ~% Z9 F5 V, v4 a; ? y! [0 @L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 1 e9 j a8 ]3 S7 I+ O5 R0 {+ }- i& {, |- L8 B# H
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 K* C$ ]4 h4 {- \2 ^/ ~$ |
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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？- X& {" U9 y R( [+ d
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. {. x5 y& ^6 j8 D! m. V
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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？ # l+ G1 M W2 i" X% c) E . I; ^3 g3 O6 {! U( l. rM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. $ k2 d: K6 n$ ] U1 y$ X' ]! r' ]+ g, L I3 w6 V
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 0 V; ~; a8 W! x0 K - r9 K' b" r* S: L# e8 G9 |- BM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 6 U) K. Z" W/ P1 g, r c5 G& ?: B8 @/ w0 M
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " x0 O: W, P8 t# t$ J3 x, C# Q ) s4 y' I1 O! k% w' fM：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.: }/ d# K: U8 Z; j& g# x
3 R7 s9 m/ o/ V! x: a) H5 t D+ F- v. iL：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 o" a( K" v+ k $ ^# x& b% w2 z" jM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.' o2 t6 m; Z# i1 h$ q
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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。 . a! K- D9 f, }* }& O , R8 n4 d! r5 V0 l/ U0 ZM：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.& O0 \. O: S, J8 v- G
" u: X. R; u# Y' x/ m2 F( A2 ?L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ; m% K8 }7 d$ n & B7 W# M, A B* `' y2 yM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% r9 w& o8 T' j% B4 w. ^& D
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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。 , w* I, i- |% Q8 T e# |4 j* L4 G' k P6 E4 g3 C- O
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.0 @. ~$ S; k5 x3 m: L, X/ @, d
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ' ~) d% r9 X2 m( y d4 U4 y- ~. n1 y' b7 @1 m
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.4 r0 U7 ?* I/ _4 o' O
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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？* L3 {7 i0 E! ?6 z+ s8 N9 o4 X6 n
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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.8 m, Z8 ?/ L& w7 { t7 T* l
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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？5 z9 N; U6 k& V, Y7 q7 R5 n
7 a7 E0 g7 ~% BM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 2 V: B% B( f2 T5 X" } " `; Q, n5 H$ u* U9 `L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 & l: @3 @; W8 F/ K; |" } 9 b% g2 I1 d; z, K- [! u: c) i0 ?1 HM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.6 `" }/ N; f0 m) q1 r* z
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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.9 P. P; A* p& R2 m9 Q2 k' j# E
3 y% d1 ^: s0 r9 z/ j9 |9 wL：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？* q6 Q B/ f. E; r
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