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.& c5 v: }, h. a3 A) J
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。$ w' S f. d% m9 Y7 m9 H
5 R/ O% `$ K7 ]1 IM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.& Z t' P) f1 ~+ u- I) |
# c/ @. q: r+ NL：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？ * P- v% y8 ]2 I5 W9 _# y0 {- T, w9 }! I
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.9 X$ {2 q& u @+ O( i) G; J; o( O9 f
+ D6 r7 |& t( ^/ Q& AM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.6 V1 J& D/ x' L6 z
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? & X3 ^8 K/ u& q* a* d$ r& x , f( J8 w. P6 l% m* t+ s- _# q* uM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 N$ L: y! k' o3 k( u3 Q
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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？ 6 _/ ~- J# j' p k1 T; B! D Z: X, e
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. # _( E6 t* Z, n2 s' ?/ \ J* Y' T, b
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？ x+ h/ U( X1 C& u" r2 Z * Q: \4 o9 w e: R3 f( _M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.3 y* }* R; s4 ^6 v0 N: y& X6 S6 e
* A+ O- l5 L) o! r9 Y! b) R" jL：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。. @' a8 @4 x, ?# u0 }) Q
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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. . {1 I+ \9 [2 _8 ]+ @* g1 x, I: p L, i
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！) k; @) S) T o- e4 j( T0 ~
@! z3 C) D' q! T( hM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip./ e4 E: v& Z3 x( P" t/ `9 ]/ e
1 T+ Z) Y3 y# B- c5 ?) k. r4 kL：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。. P, Q- y2 ~2 z% m1 u- c
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.! f; B( b9 X! p, n+ A- p: ^, l
% X* ]; y n) `+ |8 @7 jM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.: D; d* n. }( ~0 _
" r4 d* N! {8 nL：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 G H# d- x. v! {( [/ X3 }/ J0 l$ X0 t5 e M* I- ~; C
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. - R) g5 q4 |! n7 `) k( G6 A2 m6 ~; h, }5 I% g4 R8 _( x7 r+ C
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？ ! q" O8 j2 U0 U D( B7 k7 K8 i# F* x: D; C: x
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ~' i1 q4 N/ {. e4 \4 j& }0 q" j, O# e* e3 G! p7 ^
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。$ f# W3 s* l, |& M# t# ]
$ n6 I1 u3 H0 |. z8 b+ X2 Z( e5 tM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. J3 I7 H/ K( k- \* [$ `
+ E$ D* {1 T) K$ E8 y3 ]! QL：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. ?' N& h$ `3 ^' \( `
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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.: i8 |1 Y+ g! v+ L/ ^
1 w; c. G' L& { z y3 }! `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？) T5 T! g- n) }! `; H4 m+ N
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