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., R. E% H7 t: Z5 _0 B* H
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 9 a4 g7 z5 _/ @: n$ l# d+ x3 h i- s" l+ }" X* {0 e2 [( o. p H
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.1 W+ B+ f2 a1 s$ }2 e9 c) I
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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？ ) z, E( i6 K! ?% ^ , m# C2 c! F( z% \$ i7 q" I$ `M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* t3 A6 B. b" ^ a* k3 D9 a
. z, e$ D- `0 o0 x9 `1 ?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？ W5 R: c+ R$ ]" [0 [
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.& k3 U0 K8 r% n& G* ]
0 S8 q# ]9 P) M p2 ^) \, LL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 1 p; t" Z% V8 x# N* F J4 X. i. t3 J$ X1 X
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.* {7 a% K5 h- n R. \- {$ `
1 ?. |& D. ?: @) j# ~8 K$ pL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？. y% s0 y# J1 p# c# M! W
% M0 L3 J4 }, ?" J' ]5 WM：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.! e7 t: K1 O9 O+ O+ F
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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？8 ~$ \5 w3 ^8 F6 s! v6 e
! p) y- k. P: T6 J1 C% KM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.9 _3 Q" @( T2 p
6 G. |/ a( |& @+ P8 ?8 u( Y4 q, ?9 `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。9 t# l( H8 i4 N) u' N, E
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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. 8 y. S* ?9 w2 D/ G/ }+ P 4 e. b5 h* r6 a" B o$ W# Q$ oL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！4 z7 ~4 F0 h5 L+ B* N0 D0 L
6 c. ?" A0 k) F6 W: D0 G- e8 y- r. lM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) D) _0 q# D2 v: r
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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。 ; N! G. M7 B) d% ` 7 }, |0 f. X- x& B7 LM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. N9 E m9 O# [+ \5 J0 M; Y 0 V; y+ Z4 r* E' P5 e$ AL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ % }) f/ q8 S5 _- m; F; N9 E9 Q: M. N
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.# K, H4 J: ~9 x$ R8 c9 ~' b
# |; N0 x; a( Q d7 ?- e! |7 qL：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？! h: M, c; _2 T/ M7 h. Q% n
% k% S( z# n$ P5 K5 D. Q2 z# M+ `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.0 G7 k4 s! i0 F3 t
2 Y c) s" S% n" VL：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？3 j1 H4 e# R- S, s
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 P9 ~' Q; p" Q$ H
; h- c7 A9 t/ \! vL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 + j _! q& c* W: o8 x7 S9 Q! T+ _0 k$ u, n$ Y/ W( b' I' v
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) Q4 D! ^6 N% @* j
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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. T; b8 W5 \' q+ C ~* P3 K ]6 Q! m q8 d- J& z+ x! q& E* Z
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. - y, k5 G9 B# x" [+ a+ Z+ w! c2 }& A. X1 w+ Z5 d }
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？ ( S0 N3 _( ^- Y. Z7 p & `; J: s! C9 T, y7 @5 s1 PM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 C0 p; d" D3 `2 D: R : @ l0 u/ W6 Y9 E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。 5 q; @- N4 ^2 Q" d% a! ` ; [( c* a) Z8 I* Z- B( gAudio as following: : L) f/ Y. R( @) v) H
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