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.& P* B# V& `6 P3 ]' |) b7 R
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。! f4 f) c; u- p+ Z
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." L' L! e3 M; o* s# ?
% O6 A* T3 h; v( M( _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？9 E; w4 X5 A" T& i" C) s/ i
2 u6 X8 |% j9 I" v# r9 `5 y1 ZM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. * g' e3 T; I) G& O' B0 ?. g+ d. F) [: q9 s# ~
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？ ) `. x* `9 s" Y6 s0 d! I% j" W$ a3 v1 L1 c2 _9 r
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * y# }5 ~$ l8 G6 N& a$ g" J : h6 T/ D7 s# s/ PL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 7 f" V( t+ P. _: _ ; Z6 J* @4 u; G% z- E" n! HM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. . w6 U9 D5 \3 ]" O* W0 H D+ t * ?. x5 E- k3 Z+ EL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ % V8 P& @( r7 c# J" i + ?( R# P5 Y1 `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.% J1 d/ N- f, p/ `+ M
2 O; @4 ^ y* P* fL：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？+ v7 o) Y0 p$ Z) |
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , Z2 \! ~1 e a$ p% V6 Z% F, Q4 g' S* j3 q( A0 a
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 P2 L' c6 m1 \* s% Y( x) P4 x9 C" B; ]8 |8 u8 \& `% c
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.2 n/ u1 N2 e' w- Z# o: X
" l( |: z: x: \ _" `& U1 dL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ , p Q8 _ Z3 } o2 n2 M+ G( s) F) p3 N/ \M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. # D0 W; u, G2 a: Z' _2 `" r+ G6 w' G' P8 g# _ V
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。" ]; B4 o3 M( G0 W$ U* v( y
7 s* v' c8 g" g; u/ ~1 U: g* P7 mM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. O, S' _+ O, i" [8 w( F T 0 [$ L# z; |/ w+ E6 ]L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 0 Z0 p+ O, A$ H; r2 n4 j/ S' K1 q7 Q$ C5 C
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.% D' J5 ~; L! q. i$ P9 v
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L：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？& E1 q$ ?; U a; x( h$ q
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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.6 t) t4 t1 G' W; J, n
( R4 d) Z& q, S( G2 u, h: JL：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？; }8 w& ?6 \, q% n. Y
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ( g8 _" e% M# u }8 I + R0 l. N7 g; J( w V8 IL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。$ w* m/ x- O5 S) N
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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. 5 r- G3 e& V1 [, n: q/ I7 Q9 Q O; r
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. ; ~9 c6 S9 C2 F& w! c2 |) x/ L* r/ c4 l* m
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.. ^3 Z! j# U2 n" B8 O! b: n
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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？- {3 n/ m" }6 c. V# h5 O; @% q1 d$ S
) ?/ m# ?, D: G& WM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!# S6 ]2 c3 n+ |7 \. M
4 i3 v7 b n" A2 ?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。. m; b5 J1 l& t/ |- o% E7 X1 l
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