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., x. b- B( V8 @ K8 @) J
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 & m6 C* {0 S, _- Z3 t `# n, j" u$ e' _. E
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 1 M7 q Q( Q# g% r3 x- H0 H; u4 j: Y
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？* N: \% M. n9 o& W! d8 ]& C% D# O
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.) S$ |$ Z. e* H! R. V# [" t; h
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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？& x: T- d+ I) k9 x
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.8 T6 j" Z0 i$ j! }# A/ \
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 5 W; f5 v. l/ f" ~ / J% g/ V$ l) |' C1 [& kM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.0 [) E$ \5 n' X$ w: r$ O
1 J# T5 g. l6 f& V5 i$ J# k& zL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？- z+ o- Y$ E( W: T: @
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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.% A. P" I) H s0 z; c1 P
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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 }1 S' t2 l* W
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. # j/ j. c' Y. f5 k a9 Y2 R! s0 y% ML：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。 4 m: [( c( g# d( g/ a6 g+ D: @. g , j- M. H9 L, n. Q+ p/ N) ^; bM：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.* I% r$ N3 s+ W- X! c
8 h& t- u3 g* r3 a; ~. c+ _1 \& ^& dL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ' j# A1 }, A% V5 Z ( h9 n$ i! j+ W. v) j# |7 u0 {: RM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 1 C- Y5 t6 d. l' Q9 h2 ]8 a# Y % H+ g( Z+ S2 N) K5 j' d$ qL：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。/ Q) ~8 y7 s3 ^: ^: e
# [) l+ ]0 G$ t2 wM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 R' Y a' \* m2 ~- s" r! p8 {
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ - [, b8 A6 t2 X) u3 O$ K+ I2 b d+ A, I* r
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.. R0 k, Y* x0 @$ q% J
' B8 z% \$ u9 Q$ BL：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？ , u5 b$ G1 o$ ]8 g. L1 V9 P/ L8 h5 k5 j' `8 |
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./ O- O. n7 S5 Z
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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？ % G4 p0 g: N3 G' v& _2 n+ Y, Q 1 D9 \" m8 v/ w4 @2 L YM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?8 E* A) m% ~$ t3 C. t
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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。 0 G* j/ g. U1 N 7 l* k& Q- u& LM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. L% N; u0 ^ R. b
6 a5 q8 i* C7 C" l# JL：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.+ Z% U7 t! V0 y- V2 l
2 D+ A8 f2 R! }8 yM：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. 9 @9 g+ b& N5 y5 Z # ]& Q A% j0 j- gL：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？ # d' x' J4 Y! m+ r) p9 z. ~& M2 |& o X& A5 k& z
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 b/ K( \& ^9 A9 I
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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。 7 B0 S9 ?2 @% v6 w1 r" J# k$ e/ F' l! J' [2 V: ?2 K2 ?4 K: g
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