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. ! A$ j$ g6 Q5 G% l, @" Q8 w4 z6 H) l5 ~' a7 G d; F. S
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。( J& U* q1 s3 C" R) m4 x/ S) P
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 h/ o- w& W5 K- n) S
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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？ " h4 u2 {) t- H j- f5 K5 a3 A" [3 Y 5 H/ _( |- o4 ]0 C$ H1 mM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way., z- k) o" z3 c# c' f3 [
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ' Y! p5 F7 o# R T# I* U; p' X: }
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? / U1 u1 r1 {; Y J% v0 }4 L: k; H. @6 _1 W; G
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ! r2 A; z/ i: N) H/ U5 F0 Q 9 M) x2 M# c H& ^; z7 D; o+ BL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？+ u: i& y4 _/ q# Q0 g; m
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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.0 I3 B! P9 j0 G, P6 u* [
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- j9 T1 {! V' _; k# {" H4 ]
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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。! G) {! w1 _5 Z0 s0 [
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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. : R% `+ R5 Q+ K3 _- k* @7 |! t$ `( E# x x
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！3 b" {, t+ t3 T: k+ \) O
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.2 a W8 p7 p' y* j! h [
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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 X' u& y& `* S2 c% o& p. o* A9 r4 S
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., @6 `* N- B& J) d2 P9 F- d% S
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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.3 z& T% |5 b4 A, f! m6 A
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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？ 0 G+ e1 Z- u8 o1 \: i7 b+ b 6 C0 H0 I8 H, [, y0 g3 t& gM：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./ P0 \ N8 u0 G7 a, d
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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？$ Z2 P/ O9 [+ I1 E! w8 h
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?$ j9 o4 }9 L0 d2 D
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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。& t+ ]+ x) t z
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.2 T j& t$ y4 ^5 L4 r4 C5 T
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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. * j+ h4 d/ n/ r. {$ S " _# S w$ s# R- ^# JM：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. ! d( `/ l$ ]( P! d9 X3 A4 `) W+ V4 C7 ]7 k* Y
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' v; n( {7 D, T8 y: Y E4 k
- @# x. Y- k6 G! Y6 FM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!+ B4 X7 u9 S& t0 e
2 P8 @& {" O& a- B4 n( Z7 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。+ m. t5 G0 U& j# u N* u. p
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