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.0 l! i2 ?; X6 [7 T$ m6 c& m
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 " P* T$ A |( V. S : E. M9 l; J w, ?8 W$ S" aM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. e6 I4 c! u! r3 D
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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？" d7 P' r' X @" x
/ o9 r' F2 P y0 K2 fM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! F& ]9 L9 V7 h+ z0 G+ ?& S+ S4 B# _ T% @5 L
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？3 I+ \5 R5 _1 ?8 A2 u/ X8 C3 }
- N1 _# g5 w0 y$ _5 RM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 f+ ^8 [( \; l' K- j- @
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 3 q; x9 Z9 Q5 t, b2 Y# a * x5 W' ?: B6 l( w8 q) z8 xM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & C1 ]4 L" L/ d( l) K- n, G H" {, W' }( r- {* P
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？; {) Z" @3 S2 ]1 }4 G# d: Q
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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 q, t- J$ ^$ b3 h; X& j( M7 ^1 Y* O- ~3 r8 `6 m0 x4 s
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？ 6 Q4 W b s! [- p B# q3 H4 [- s* C5 u3 I: N% }
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.: m' b) s0 v- B: n$ `! Y
) N6 @1 \ j( X W# J* b: ^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。7 t- |) Z1 |+ M+ p4 e
8 O+ A/ k7 |8 I! qM：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. 3 i6 m. R. q4 T5 o. @5 c) A- h% k4 c( Q
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！0 {" j- k; z6 ?' S: r$ b/ ]
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 8 c: I) H( ~, r# @( [/ h* T; ^. g; P6 j# S# g9 w2 J) l7 M, d
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。) w( i. [( m6 L6 [. M9 U/ @* M
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.& {/ W( L& ~$ H) F
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？7 ?- y7 v$ C, [3 \
" X; L+ Z, y& a7 kM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. * s, }) p8 r/ Q' n1 D5 w$ T7 I ; R* n3 J$ @/ r6 s9 {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？ " s6 _, C" F* W9 F* j$ c7 G) k; P$ f) P4 {" J
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.( g2 ]# m. G% ]0 [/ 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？ 6 B+ \, d/ ^4 ~3 f' h9 |$ a1 h* |- y( X3 l j' _
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?- r3 J l' U; H3 f* ~6 i; L2 V) }$ g: ?
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 6 [$ x9 s: t: _7 C0 _* C* G+ C" M- E7 `+ G0 a9 ?. S y# v
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + r8 e, T! v$ N9 B( w1 ?& t- r n+ R5 J) g. ~7 {( J' X; i$ k) GL：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.: D% p; f ]2 U4 M: `
: ^* S9 g$ n' ~/ T% \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.1 C1 d$ D5 ^: e+ k( r
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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？ ( y4 S: i' U/ p4 [& K" f ( k, D5 G+ n; n7 ]' \3 D& ^: N$ \M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! / k) ]1 Q9 e2 M) d7 U$ ?# ^& i1 L8 @ + g4 s. l' _7 q" j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。0 `+ f( \4 o( A' d# o; x2 ~5 p: j1 I
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