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.$ k$ P( N0 i( N5 S) s
0 K: {3 | ^8 @2 ZL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 . t/ B" `: z3 ~5 j3 e1 ^+ U+ ]" y2 D7 l/ i1 j( k# q
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." a6 h1 l; G" z
; _' s5 t4 l3 D. [; v* KL：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？/ Z, ^: W. o9 i+ B6 }+ {
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. , e* k- |2 B4 ^( ?, }( U" R 3 E: ?6 L. Y/ s5 L E3 NL：(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？ w1 p! H( @# E$ ?+ G % @# C+ a( ]) I( h, W% oM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.3 n0 `' E; l+ F' I
, o T- m3 J3 r6 F0 A1 [L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?# M/ y& A2 i) ^$ Q# |7 u
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.; K H& A$ y* G( _% [" [: A
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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. y! P; A7 V8 q* T
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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？ 1 D( h0 e2 { C7 ^+ m# n; k" l+ A . C2 a4 m9 i. E! |- zM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.. Y' F, R5 J- [$ C* e" ]- ~' @: h
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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。 , G" Y9 z0 h, I8 R* V) G # Y2 s; o/ a5 I9 f1 r- ?$ qM：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.$ X7 u. m O$ k8 E" Q( V
/ ~& C8 q. `/ QL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 v% X# {! u- n1 y# ?. ~4 J# L
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 S" e. A( ?5 F2 j, b" T+ M! m) j) N+ m6 N9 j" }; Q S) I8 K# 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。 . c6 R8 {2 x$ d; b. z: T, k4 n+ Z" z# g6 O" S1 l5 J& ?. l
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.4 P& z7 i# p5 F0 ?
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ : v( {$ C; b$ _6 j& A' X1 W& e, x8 K2 K" f+ F' |7 A
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 7 `8 U( \" r O c, @: | 6 h2 k4 S0 A7 i# G3 U, b& d6 xL：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 }) g1 q( G, n S4 d5 Y0 ]9 X: i! v: O# L& q. S
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. , l, q0 G+ x& v# |! [ K' o) i6 n0 @9 b* U% Z; H
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？/ t6 j! @; o4 i& N+ d
7 e( d. l7 u0 j w9 c' {6 XM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?* e4 O4 i: s8 V3 H6 U. I
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。& m+ j' k" R/ V9 ^, P
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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. 8 X2 G9 c: P1 {* S) D6 D. l1 A 8 Z' ^% C* v e/ W2 n5 JM：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. ; `6 ]& U; _: t! o& F5 K; a& d* E: {" f! `! r
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？1 M0 t7 r! ~1 @1 q
( x- U/ u% \% z8 x8 mM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!7 s" d2 z/ `& @; I4 K
! B K/ D4 [- a% i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。& E1 F5 V' r; S/ i
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