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 ?, p1 E( D# k- {! M. A$ m ; r# k9 B: B. J, j$ T: Z: U# IL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。$ j6 g2 B+ J8 m
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. } _+ S+ I0 a/ S$ L k
2 f# T( F& `" v; l8 qL：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？ ! D1 \3 ]4 Q: W& G: S* ~ , o# c, J9 h. x) m- e1 ZM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.: z' {# U. a1 @; ]8 A+ K
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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？: a1 t2 t; t4 O1 \
7 i7 Y8 F/ z' \9 a; L& a+ mM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 3 b. L& J# M( y' t ' }0 i3 f! f9 e8 XL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? / X% T/ N5 \! R3 e 1 k; P. n, o* e8 [' vM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 T, M, X7 i# ?& p' {$ m. m1 ?
& f8 M1 Q& @# {; i0 ~* ?5 HL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？, s7 @; j6 ~2 V: |6 N5 I
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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.- d# t$ k1 _9 H& |
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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？ ; R1 L" f. e5 N6 e1 j R9 ^2 g+ K2 p9 \% }# f% r+ C) X' i8 X
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms., l. Q2 X; Y* |3 ]* l
- `% Q, I0 q5 ~1 U+ Q0 cL：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。 2 a1 u2 r# I3 m" {6 P4 b* g $ B' l: |; E v0 D' q. CM：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. - D# ?" F; a) c. \7 ?/ f0 z: h* E1 C. l' F6 q
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 2 |( T+ K' f5 l* n & W5 _- H, S( lM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. - U( b' c2 i& B3 |0 z; c" Q3 I. p8 Q& T
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。" k$ J$ ^: \, x9 O. n9 U. m: D4 r
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 L3 o/ [/ _7 G) ~* v
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: t) ~3 j+ }; s# L2 ^% t
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. , v2 J/ _/ A9 q9 g( {* v1 M7 h+ {! P9 V, M& T
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？. k4 Q' O- _# M: a. g- p
* a- ]2 {7 b+ ?% gM：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.* S ^( M' F5 v, V* \7 l% _
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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？9 M3 g7 e# N0 e4 g: }' V, g d8 g
8 a2 g+ @4 ]. ]5 ` |M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? $ g& c6 O/ x# E% W2 L: p$ i" T4 m : w# I9 Q( R# L( \/ D% uL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。' Z! d( [0 G. X) }
* g& X) f+ S2 ?, L$ a+ ?7 @M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.3 U4 g9 k- Z$ h( T0 ]9 G: F
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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.# E# d& T$ J7 a, t
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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. $ g9 w$ s3 i$ f9 _ ; T: o) C4 u6 H1 VL：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？ # g c! u8 c) n+ U6 G# \; u: }7 V8 C) }. h& F! o G Q
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 s% y; D' h& F8 S( n _- {3 b 2 w# u, U9 Y* e) ?8 R0 ~8 _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。/ l! _& z2 f+ ]5 C" K, o
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