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. , G5 ^' @7 Q! Z' R) w8 T8 a $ s( l1 T5 D# I3 l8 K. t( U0 ~. h. YL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。' c7 l" [" H' a) H" r4 x* v. I! D
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." n T7 N+ F9 K6 M6 b( A2 U+ t
) O" r3 K8 H3 @) A [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？( T Q" X0 n; h
0 s1 m+ q# O" W& R' B2 f2 v" _+ C1 YM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) U, y; S2 m( D9 y T5 M: J
% G: {) I) v8 Q% CL：(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？ I) W% o1 O7 ]0 q9 j" }7 j+ {: \5 z9 `( K0 `/ N
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : p! D2 g) x: [# `- k- A" ?& L. ]/ V K- }& M* H0 r, k
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? % q; W! T4 u% O# e) T2 h% p# k0 V3 f1 p5 T# s$ P j0 b
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 J; |5 H6 j- a/ A h# q$ p- J. g/ C
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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？1 ^9 A( @# \9 K+ 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.9 `0 Q, `% ]0 j i
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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？" i5 f/ ]8 i) V, i/ z
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 1 T/ h- {, |# G8 Y9 [ ; O+ {# d- d5 m1 @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。& E4 }3 B+ b0 X$ w; p
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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. . [) }% \: E& Y2 X* p6 _ 1 O4 m9 f2 R7 ]0 H/ ~L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！( E& E- I) _, X2 F9 s
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 5 {1 J0 t7 o" D$ U( f $ r- _6 i* B& o8 [" s& sL：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。 ! G5 T0 Y. e# f# m' F7 A/ {$ k# F6 y
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.; W( K- ~, g: V0 P% H
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？3 o* f: N8 D! W& }
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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.$ }: h7 G5 v" J, Z% E2 X! f, y; 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？7 A; Z) y) g. E
# G: j: Z' P3 ?. ]/ @5 NM：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.& U {/ y0 c3 [2 }
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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？ 2 h# s! s& n+ N- Q0 U3 K3 g , K1 L3 r3 `6 gM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? # G& ^* c! f, }5 q& w" A* W" i. w+ P( B8 ~! a
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。' b5 R. |5 L% N8 s0 @4 M* G
! j6 {7 a4 N, K9 bM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. . g- \) J( F$ h& `$ N" J6 E7 W$ ^! U/ S* e! M
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. 3 @: d4 R. {) T( R2 {, D" Y( j; w5 `6 O* 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. " g' H9 R2 W% L/ c # J. M8 m1 q) i8 z+ H% a. DL：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？ 9 F: b- z5 z! ?' Y# v- x$ k6 `/ i# g' B: X$ I' q! c
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ! Y* M& d* Y% o5 S! }. D& R 0 c' F8 s& ~3 P% o/ Q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。" `4 S* Z4 {/ H: y2 g
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