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.# T% r" S3 [* v- l
1 D! k( Z, V/ Y9 J8 bL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。) a% Z5 a Z% g
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. : x9 R, L/ d0 O0 q2 U+ v 4 ]9 y7 s* i' b0 F# S, w: CL：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？- G! j$ j& C+ u, p. Y4 ]: c
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( p# g3 F& J1 l# K! C" t) X( O( b, d: g* x4 E4 F
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？+ m" X! k4 B' G6 O6 Q2 I" J4 D% \
) Q. M$ ^$ ~3 s! s3 P6 i; ~0 V0 GM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ) O2 f: k% k6 o2 v( F ! z8 j u( d1 TL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 0 K' a9 K: Q) }7 B( h2 d1 D) Q5 R. u
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. * g7 V) g1 c" Q5 Q# ^' ` 0 j8 ]# e8 \) t" s0 _+ V* oL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？0 U, J1 Z( |4 J9 n, U3 S/ L# H
8 U7 ~- D( C- b$ W0 b! I: IM：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.; W: C4 q. I) C7 N, p
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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？ ! b" H* m6 D2 v* Z5 b7 N 5 M$ K9 G$ m- e/ f! @' tM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 E w6 ]5 r. H# O6 D& Q- c3 A' b
" F9 G: v7 A" hL：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。% W( n: Z. O& C3 r
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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.* D1 m; C( m$ z9 q1 W1 C, {. ]
" C8 S. ~3 c3 n! y7 eL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ $ ^ k, r% Y P) u2 P1 {5 u! H4 i M/ n: i
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.; P8 [ _1 w) C$ R0 R% q
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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。 2 R9 C i/ U: Z- w' a1 v9 @" R, A* H- x# H7 p
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.3 t* h& ~% }! Q a+ X. o
, X4 m* g) `9 M/ G" j. u+ d9 H' yL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？0 h8 b4 w/ a6 o
. e; Z3 _" X9 s* H' s) _) d& C" jM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy., V7 J% R5 u3 \0 H$ X
* L4 @5 m! ?* |( w7 OL：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？ & A. R! A1 J/ i4 ^$ ^, v+ }% C4 A / M4 n- I3 h3 PM：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. ) {- _# B* w. ? A( o9 y* `/ y# X3 } S& k) N" O
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？$ E! p0 g* p, l4 k) j0 c, A
+ K/ |$ s. h% oM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?- e* ^7 r5 |1 `) l+ _8 w0 c; W
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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。 7 B( n/ s4 D# q V* Z0 t6 I 5 E9 |1 T4 o6 e) {. A9 [0 lM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 0 c/ M0 L0 ] a. S. i & d3 u3 m& X( c Y0 q$ y& \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.: T& g( m& n/ f+ G# a4 }+ _+ k1 x
5 N0 W5 o; Y7 K* K$ ~2 c7 wM：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.1 C5 x5 y1 B4 k5 }: v" O
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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？+ @6 s u; i* v) S3 }2 i
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! * L! A1 v3 d( _, g ' M; T: s" C4 A; [' D! 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。 6 R/ g/ {: }* t9 f1 G/ |8 H ^ H % |& R: Q! z8 { Y4 y& I- g& JAudio as following:, _" J8 Q, ~) y; _4 ?5 J- I
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