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.7 \3 ?/ S9 A( z L o: j
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 7 Y- l1 Q$ F9 |. b5 `" u0 @% f/ V/ j' K( l% N( x1 Q9 R
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.! h: k* e0 R5 I3 u
9 t" F K# v1 ]: k2 s8 AL：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？# v8 b& w! f& k6 X6 b, `- y
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.( W. t, u% s5 {1 M! ?
0 C7 R |4 s& y( dL：(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？& G; v8 \6 ]8 u
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. , x1 Z' s6 E* F, I$ y5 X& {0 r- t3 I- m- B3 k3 \# o$ y
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - K: U8 ?7 Q# ?4 {: @2 N " h9 P* z% {9 XM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ) n/ H$ {+ i3 t1 J3 [! T3 T* U- @" G* ]/ G- R
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ # f. W! X6 z% a2 k% ]8 e3 U0 `( _* B1 _( `% h
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. 1 `2 v) @/ w" e) z! ~/ d: @, j0 R* w- l! J" ^% A
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？ ( j4 o M3 W! A" G/ x2 t& i6 R, M& l6 a, U1 {! o
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , `) u) w' \8 _) g2 @5 s' l* l 0 `0 l* ?# w! t" ]3 yL：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。" e* Z# G8 k! A6 P; E5 E
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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.$ Y, v; A( W b4 z' O
" d6 h8 p+ O0 r g! TL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ . d0 r5 Z3 o1 B" `5 E' b7 L# Z3 W' H2 [* {7 ?% u/ R
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / Y& f6 D4 R8 h, H% n. Y' f$ o- t3 j5 ^9 x# J4 {+ {
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。# Q$ S7 ?. F- H+ M
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.4 b4 k% q7 F- S' l* R4 S4 J
1 L( [* g5 I8 A+ J/ g# VM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 0 n! H% u9 ~6 g$ y 3 u. x' z: e$ BL：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？ 8 D- J+ _6 M' r1 o1 o! S9 S8 s + Z/ n! q" b0 k+ M6 `/ cM：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# L7 p( _& [5 f5 o+ \) N* d1 B8 x
8 h1 x9 M0 ]7 _+ `; H" SL：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？2 R, s: f% L' E% `/ b
( g; H5 ?1 E. J4 }M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? H: q- ~' G1 p' | . w5 Z0 ^9 f+ g, }) r) IL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 I O6 E5 H- A9 g1 S' o" t) {) w0 X) ?+ `4 s" {
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) T `1 X; l) s& A
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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.0 X) A+ q1 a2 r0 y! ~" o2 ^- v
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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. % Z; i3 U8 C8 J0 o X5 B$ U* i0 y z' R/ W' p
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？ " \+ ~5 t& L+ I: w# Y0 ^8 A, ~/ ~
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!' }; g1 s, A3 \6 G3 N' e3 T
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