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. : W1 \: I5 J, n 0 [) a; g2 i; Z% y# `( l! iL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 9 u$ H7 [* q/ f5 L0 k# k/ S* u: N0 u 7 E1 R# a) L2 x$ d7 r7 wM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.1 L) [' V- u2 g2 E
7 b1 ?! z5 |7 T1 Q' LL：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？ 7 A9 G! q9 s0 `+ e( I2 v+ v+ N8 B' i ( D5 i3 Y3 P' `$ h: O6 ]+ bM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! Z# I0 _. _+ z' E+ B( Z . p7 h- A- }: Z9 O5 U: FL：(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？ + l: a! Q, b* v$ B+ j6 J # h) g- [, |. I- c$ \M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* _0 `! t5 m' x' o% f0 R. t
1 N; h( t- {( O! M2 M" O6 ML：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 3 S" E4 j5 S8 u' u& l7 q, C9 {9 ]; V
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.) I0 W, g3 Z0 b% j* Z' ]2 y) B
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " Y( B1 E0 T( k. g3 n: W3 o0 L9 ~+ Y, K0 i2 I
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.) C3 S7 s4 P7 H6 b9 W) o
, g5 _: [: ]: KL：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？ # ^( i0 t: W8 J4 N- Z# q9 Y1 X: P) B. G+ `" u8 ^& b( q
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 Y0 e0 \: E: i$ n% [0 w% N1 H5 m, q
% U! b7 J& e. G1 q& eL：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。1 k/ \% s- p z( W
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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. , Q2 z2 a# L0 F! Y% S1 T- w! L# b0 F8 {4 D( d% D
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！1 m3 a+ K" ]% b: n- `, ~6 T* \! @
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip., M! ~( m1 {! u9 n: l, {
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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。; a* k; E2 P" w: |& D
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. # k1 o% ~2 d9 c+ D5 s) F! y8 I+ b+ g4 ~
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？3 ]8 M& W5 A4 O8 R0 h% x
% j2 o" [! _' _% e5 @5 I! {M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.0 g K/ y1 u6 B7 [
" b6 [. c: R8 B M O* eL：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？' X; O& {7 c z
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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？ ' H4 @! Y5 O0 p4 p/ q, `" c% N% n: R# V) s
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? {( v. q; s9 L# ]6 e! X8 w" Y R; P6 `& _6 V; a8 z4 [
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , W% X6 k1 O' f, q4 N$ {2 i4 }1 {3 y; e& w3 B3 }$ y1 o" @
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 2 [+ R6 o. L4 B- e ( l* ~0 Y/ p/ @2 Z) p+ e7 _6 s# G6 PL：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- F) ^7 r" J! k3 w/ H+ X; O# ]3 X$ S( Y
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.6 o! ?" H0 C( Q, s; Z% ~! r8 E6 _
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