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.$ u; j/ m# p3 g& E8 v* q% d9 |1 F
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + J. H# ~# q+ _. W1 W2 |8 s4 C7 G4 ^: F7 H- y1 @, O
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 0 f8 z( A/ e5 f P# Q% q. C2 I- M8 E- u7 L, V
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？1 R2 k% v' L0 U" U
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 3 x' E* f+ a. R- H4 N- z6 f5 v, F( J3 h9 F/ C0 i6 y
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？ % z' G' h2 @& }* i- A3 G* l" L. ?; ?" ~3 q4 q3 n* [5 t" u$ y; \3 Y
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.8 H# g; }; E1 S* y* \
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?0 z/ r+ {0 c# W2 [4 n1 a0 c
1 M5 |: t5 k3 h# qM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., `2 i G- y% i% L# v
) @3 g' f: [& F) h; i6 T) VL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 1 c1 I) M3 L" g& B; l5 O$ ]* P+ ~ , T/ e/ o$ B! b& r4 m Z8 i$ SM：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. ' H6 Y0 b* }* T% s- ?8 J. Z1 Z! B4 E) {: E7 Q; H/ k: D
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？ 9 V0 s S$ t4 j7 h: [: V1 Z% M% W: a% l, h3 @( q# i
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 1 W+ V. W3 [$ T7 e( Z# K; z; h5 d8 W) [& V+ M1 R/ }( V6 U
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。 T$ f) i' }' \7 [# 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. 7 Z4 H* L! O# j# b. S3 \& ^ F) \4 V) p! T. X+ r
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！$ ^* ]& W2 {0 L6 C5 |0 d0 J* C3 j3 n
# L4 w' }# X8 I/ e0 fM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 h7 l o% t( e5 d. a- D& d
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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。 B j- Z4 l2 |5 ~" q2 O. s
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. " s- v- L) b& ~' X4 G9 r0 v& i! j# | " E' I9 L" z6 V6 l' S' \+ J$ wL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？$ R! ]$ q0 v0 [% u0 c2 d
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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？ 9 ~# w$ N' F) }7 @) j2 m 8 l% Y2 x, f. I A- lM：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. 0 Y5 c6 v6 o# [8 ]/ a3 r; H3 w+ X# N# P. ~
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？ + ^6 [7 s$ b8 \0 ? 2 I* Q5 w% c9 @. v+ j- TM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?) o: C, B6 s- k7 y# b7 V9 [
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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。9 _0 @+ q0 x! G* Y5 I6 c* u
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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., x% n G6 P9 r/ s+ c+ d! s6 M
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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.1 ?3 W* v, _/ C0 t( y& r1 J
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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. 9 G' N) V4 k4 H5 j3 o* g: @+ Q( G: \, ~, l L0 \
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 d. D0 \5 X9 [" |/ o& ~
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!: H/ j3 f* R; g; z" ?# I$ @3 `
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