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.1 K0 a) z8 I) Q5 m, u
. x$ a0 A9 r7 u U8 Y1 LL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 3 a5 Y% l K2 t1 E: J6 Z) r, a' C7 y# N+ r+ O5 G, h3 [5 |7 J
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time./ e, N J$ U1 ?) q- F2 U/ y% w9 `
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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？6 M9 o, C* T q, V1 c( U
+ W, M, M" S% @# ?! L. ~" ~. |M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.+ n1 t8 L2 j. s7 a' o8 X- E
! \* B) ^9 R5 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 F8 r' r0 s. } : D0 I0 @9 E' D4 `M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.! H/ o* e4 L2 Q1 v
- O2 l- ~2 l l/ u3 s: y4 |L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? $ E, {6 H5 z+ B# L % _: b! E/ ]0 O" ]M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.9 ]/ u4 E6 L, x! v" ]
; Y( l' c) R; n+ s* n' C, `L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 9 A. D( W E2 B5 M4 v; T/ U& ~% _ u8 a. r/ x5 v7 D' [
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.% p3 t5 D; L' p
& I2 j6 i& f/ m2 V4 j \4 SL：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？ `& h, c- H) x* p: F1 D% e ) x& j% `. r# i9 L1 KM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. + i+ g, {: P& L# {! t" D- t ' \" X% c& ~0 p: }/ HL：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。; J. U1 ~4 L& U1 z D& X
; R G5 `* l) y4 hM：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. , j; h" t, J0 J2 P I: G+ \/ B, S# X/ F- \( G2 GL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ & M% f7 N5 \5 h. H4 `0 R8 o4 g, ?: y0 f% ~
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 Y, I' y5 W9 Y; A w6 P x# I# v; _% d- Y( P' }; 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。5 R9 H! {+ g+ M& x9 S7 A! L
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. - X) K5 P+ K- z! Q' z1 ~' ?& T - P9 L+ G `9 f5 ^1 ^, \/ B! YL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 1 s/ @8 ]# T9 P/ u9 _& ?. |, R8 C% h7 }+ [! e/ {* k, p9 U8 i
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.( P" m% A1 A& G2 D f4 E
# T+ V/ z/ c0 s/ S# S) R7 EM：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. * ~6 h! N6 P& F, ?' p1 T 7 Q/ m" y1 s0 F- G9 S; v% K' s$ eL：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 y, \0 s. B+ r, [3 E8 M6 Q: r k& [ : i3 O4 o5 q% G# D- t, h d' |M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? % w$ C3 z& i( C8 Y* T. L2 F6 N $ f& D: v: l+ i7 P- \% d) tL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 * j* p# o7 k& ~& S ( |+ S; T2 e; B6 U2 G) VM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. : {( {% k4 _ c% ~& B" W3 a E$ L0 s* Q) H/ h' ?" Z! L- _
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., U- a8 D* k5 M1 {. I
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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., G) k$ H$ a, Z! T
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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？* y% o/ @4 _% ~2 E
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!% s( l2 I0 I, b. a# R
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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 d. g: O/ v: d/ u
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