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.6 k- Z* ?& z6 e' _/ Y- k4 Y
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 * {) f, u: F; ^/ H8 @& I9 Q' `5 {8 V2 f; N
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. " | J. n+ \0 G, z- L0 H' r2 A8 G+ a' N$ v! V& p+ U
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？. c; E* i1 ^9 M, J* G I0 b
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. , ^( A/ }7 j/ V2 M: M# @* q 4 `+ B) C8 Y# s. K8 P5 B7 ^# 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？ $ W: H- @8 t" u( j0 S4 R& X) u/ c6 k* k0 V# |* T' c
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.6 o$ `5 ?. d: N& ^, Y
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? : J+ K3 L/ T$ B0 z+ Q) K6 d- _8 l; w
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % i% l" y- [, E% N _1 ^ [3 }8 [! j4 T4 t. l+ x6 K% L' }: B' j# i
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ * R4 C4 i5 E, f- _, U# _! n) P# {; o. \8 Y7 `! L
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.1 Y: j2 m. e( M' `4 {
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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？ $ T8 X3 s! l8 d, z# S8 W * O0 S& A9 C/ z5 q3 M/ sM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 2 g- B+ t( t y9 b4 {- M* f9 R" R7 L. {- H/ f2 m2 O
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。 1 B' y% B) g, D. m" } {8 o1 u) J, j9 p8 V( IM：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.+ T% v, ^% w/ d- Z: C4 y2 q9 R
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！, V; A# Q( m4 ?6 |
! J9 X; E. g2 U7 ^' ^0 U' VM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 6 |, G5 g/ T+ U; Q0 P! V, F7 J0 o$ M ?% 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。' j: o! p- \7 P7 I2 r7 ]1 b1 O
* j" P% u3 Y) ^) y9 i+ V+ Y, eM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.. g& \) [, N! ^! c' w
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？9 r8 t6 G. G8 T0 u2 s
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" E+ [ E( b6 M# fL：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？ v9 n# w# d6 S9 H# R5 \5 N" ^7 U$ m' I+ X2 D* @" u
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.9 u2 M" \2 z9 X" ?* R4 n
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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？5 f7 I8 A+ v" U2 X( h+ y- `9 A
|& I+ R' ]6 lM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? $ z- ]% X; N' R# }1 D" G 4 u6 d3 P8 j9 C% dL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 z. P$ g: L$ s/ @5 Y3 D/ M/ v/ I- N: M' f
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.2 e- @7 P" e/ [' O# v% ^3 ^
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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.. L* h0 ~/ g1 E
8 z" T0 m( n1 L5 [* oM：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. i2 P. P1 i t1 A* l7 T; ^- Q$ |" D/ s: Y: g/ y
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？ 4 j$ G) e$ i" s4 J" C+ \ * J% z5 A2 m% N; d' F4 u& Y+ pM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!( R+ U( R) B3 E. g9 l/ O
* i7 ^. s) L3 t2 a+ P1 X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。 . g" Y; X$ l; g3 _$ f' b6 a& c* A. [2 D
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