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. & z( c& S. H4 v" s% L* U- a I( o( B; L. b" ?3 ]. E
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 P5 o' F7 k0 D: K! \9 k) |4 u r
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. " A: B/ [: j) q& Z* X- U8 \1 g% ^' E9 k( Z" h' r7 D2 Q; u0 M1 k
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？0 \) P% q' n0 I& l Q
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.& ?6 [8 B& P( h
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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？) e/ A, a" F" A$ K. x# z
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 3 y6 Q0 {* w9 [9 ^( f3 G$ q! [- T2 u5 _! z
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ; x% t' h$ @ G+ V3 P2 n) x- c" e2 \3 h, ?" r9 g1 k
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.9 P6 g/ B8 u+ l2 |+ T: }; ]) y
' s: S$ c5 x. |% x' `7 H/ y4 m! VL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ - ~& h, Q- \7 m0 K/ m7 e! E & q. A/ p! k* L" d5 J' s3 sM：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.* L* a. s2 e( N6 }# `8 m' o* 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？ g+ p0 C/ a- b& {) X, n f
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 c" R3 t: F& k
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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。) |4 V, M$ Y* }3 i( P
' F2 Q# `* e1 _7 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.+ e' C$ X5 V, T: U
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！5 O9 F- Y" Y0 A9 k8 \
$ W R8 O; Y3 [6 l0 UM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ' f- f7 G6 N& T* v& z! A0 s1 y: [! I \, ~
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。; M2 K5 M1 S' P+ ?
7 ?. X5 l4 Y: L4 yM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.. x U9 z9 a3 C! N6 l
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？4 s3 ~6 e5 j+ O! k/ P2 \: u- M# P5 Z
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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 k' e: c/ R. u
4 v5 p |1 n! v: B& g3 z' dL：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？ 0 Q# H( R$ d& W( D. a" t$ b D* ?; E" L$ Z+ `/ C2 mM：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.* n" {) C9 A3 j x8 H5 E
R t$ w3 L4 V4 WL：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？6 H0 O% k, @+ c( ^; f* k q5 T
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?: d7 u4 K H6 p) d6 y/ }
7 ~& R5 ~8 H) E$ QL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。& k3 c# G8 x' m5 ^0 m8 U
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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. ) M. L, R2 N% F" I5 {. H1 @* d2 g0 h- [) E) y+ ^! K5 q( H1 {
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.6 Z3 j/ \$ u# _2 o! N/ a# v/ F# B7 j
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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." l8 _4 g% K5 v/ ?. [6 N
0 }0 h( [, P- ZL：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？ ; D0 Y' K7 z( g3 F. Z1 F8 r) d0 S% X
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!; ]- z6 Z' i0 `. u: s# d8 P, T
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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。 ' h C: N9 k* ]: }+ C k' C' K4 o: q
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