流行美语教程 Lesson 10: drained & wired

Xbfeng

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.
$ f6 @* g$ \' E6 s+ m
7 u) x7 B1 k: xL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。

M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.

# G6 y, R- c- E: h( p( KL：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？
$ S& y  }; j( x
/ R+ m) X1 s4 t* N9 A5 p: [1 AM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.
- s/ c' u; ?' O" }
0 l6 R/ u" H( m* h5 KL：(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？
1 M+ R; I- S! C1 x1 ?
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.

L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?
. X0 t" g7 _3 P, {' w
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.

' a7 z5 q% v' N" b5 eL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？
) a/ H+ F* ~$ m+ \9 T& W
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.

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？

M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.

7 \9 O( \: Q* x/ ?1 rL：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。
5 Q& J0 G! o+ `( n" p
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.
9 G" m* m/ ?5 g- }
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！
" O$ ?1 k2 z. r% B/ S7 L$ |0 f
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.
0 l! d4 B. x7 E* p, l. |
3 F% ^9 k( I6 ?3 j: J  m% PL：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。

M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.
2 y8 z: O: B- X; L  G6 D
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？
. ^9 d" x( T' c5 S! E0 v7 t6 r
2 H% J. x$ b* p$ M% nM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.
% S4 W8 G. p" A
5 p/ S/ r1 n3 t0 AL：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？
& S* ~/ T" @3 g: [' B- H
& x' k/ q& @" ^4 @. rM：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.
+ |: V- \' X* B0 R. ^1 Y3 D
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？

M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?
# v5 K) w: D% |% c: n: T$ g
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。
5 v3 }, w- a3 r9 {& Y7 l
# _8 o! Z) B' x5 AM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.
: O; j5 B; q0 U; i9 H  @2 j  W4 ^+ e
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.
* q! S1 w: @3 {9 r
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.
8 a8 ~/ `9 K  s" `# {
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？
- r  }7 O) \# \0 Q
6 T2 ], J* l$ g1 e0 v4 DM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!
1 W% ]3 l& j# {9 u0 O* Y
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。
: S- }% U9 v1 b
Audio as following:

redrunner