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. ) u5 \, R. H3 a 6 J# \; k: }0 z# L rL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 d+ a5 Y, b& t
; O+ F# \6 l- X3 _M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.) _8 H: d0 w1 i
/ G0 p, O: ]' d6 N, IL：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？3 v( u& u5 ^# i, W
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.. n; L1 [+ T x4 J# v8 G; ~
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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？ % M3 ?1 ^, D2 C; m 4 X% h, V( _7 ]5 rM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. # U$ a! z+ K; Y8 _/ m5 l4 o* X8 Y, [( Q- y
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? x) r: m" Z8 r0 B( O
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.6 I' }# y' ]' n3 |0 v
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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？8 g1 W2 r* A6 H, a7 C+ V
4 [/ D/ H: Q& H% y( `( g$ ^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.0 p. f( Q( t) t- Q& _! n$ D1 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？3 U; K w% u: R
3 \; h7 O: d. y8 B. [/ K5 t) fM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! t; d7 G, h, t
- w, T. T% G! X) m4 kL：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 `, h# e; w2 s' _1 c8 U4 {8 t
8 ]/ @6 F+ B6 f6 w% L8 RM：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. / w B! n/ T7 p) |) e% ^& F& T \0 @" w
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ `8 _/ [1 V+ {6 n4 F
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. " A, K% x8 B3 w! R" I) P# W( Y. ~$ ^. y2 U( @$ x4 t+ W
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。* u2 I: }( t% }% {% s. o& k1 O
4 E1 g) z i5 F P' dM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 6 o1 X! G$ Y' _ i+ ?; e! D6 i" Q9 U% D4 C" s# c
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？& F, C; f" 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.8 b3 I% F' L% u
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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？% W u1 w/ U0 b0 V0 m' U/ X6 k
- b2 D( r6 v! BM：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.( `1 |! W0 A' e
- E' Y9 ^) z% U0 TL：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？- }/ @+ `" `% n; Q( U" t
, @9 g/ c, M" [! }: wM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 4 q4 L/ K( N; H) m9 L1 u, F3 p. G) F: ]- g9 Z( n+ z* t& S
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 8 V6 K% X6 v- y8 B- {! O3 r 2 w3 v+ Y8 @5 f& ^$ A( i, GM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.5 o9 c6 c# d7 G8 s+ A( {
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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. 4 w# f8 }, |/ a5 j7 P1 L2 _3 j$ x/ b9 [' C
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 c3 {/ l m9 x, E( a+ C/ C
9 j/ k' x' p4 J4 C% M9 C0 |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？+ T- S/ H2 I5 N6 M
( q$ R: ^( S M9 {$ T8 I7 q2 YM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! " S( F/ Y# ~" o+ L: ] 5 w) m( `9 Y: a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。) Q) U' F7 M" X
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