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.; y a0 Z' e7 x9 h$ t
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。1 W3 E/ w0 e" l
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 0 i8 m! n8 `; M( z$ V: D " K0 A7 x# C0 X% p' f8 C. }# PL：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？6 y+ q# p0 l" J0 g4 O
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( X' n3 _ D$ N( G6 R) z2 ~$ }7 a
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？ / w9 X, |& e* J6 d9 z & y. B% V' {: }% w5 |4 JM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.6 ^3 e# V9 f K' v/ n U; ~
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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.. G2 i4 H, ~& v2 {, q5 i4 r
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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？. y, W2 _& o$ ^$ b0 r# A/ K
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. " }) |% v1 L- q* X" u7 K% D( f% G. T/ E! {) E3 M( n" E8 Q- j- ~! Z
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。, }- B+ Q/ a! v* h: R! u; }1 y7 F9 X
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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 B, D' ~+ T# I" k
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ , r+ h; q8 Q. \* J n6 [- k, P# D! L& w" N% r" N6 `# I0 q
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.* D/ n4 p# m( K9 ^) g
7 ~& K8 x) X6 I' j+ Z, M' CL：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。 - j9 ^! O8 c, d! S5 W; |' W l' e( O4 l( H" ]" n
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! `: h5 f( f! c4 V% G1 t" a$ ^0 t9 H
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？& J) H, [" I0 { k3 V' k
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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.* p8 g8 x2 [' a3 Q" B
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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？ % b! `4 |; Z" P( e7 _3 {; @; n5 u& V( P8 K( P
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. " q- H a+ x: t+ ]! u$ t2 Q ) o! i- `* E& ?: Y- M8 i1 L HL：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？ * I7 j2 o( S- ^9 G9 Z5 u4 M1 q, h, y ( V' G9 s7 r7 o) I/ s& v8 \8 \M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?5 ?4 `) J: V4 k& R% W" w
6 f" U4 W( W: n, jL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。3 }; W8 E2 m- X8 d, r9 |1 H
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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.3 a9 N, E5 @& Y) [) P! U
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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 B/ T$ N8 f0 @& n; c( h4 f! E , V8 u4 q: Y& s( E, h1 d1 bM：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. 6 i% Y$ y1 S8 k o4 `5 D0 ? ( i$ J4 [, L1 Z: { N4 iL：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 g% T6 q( G# C1 M- @' |5 E) K
\1 G' `% w/ }0 X. y6 YM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!+ N0 K, @+ \' ]+ Q- `9 Q4 B; z
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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。 ' z; d9 U2 J2 u/ h- _- w. z0 m, m' O1 w3 O# U
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