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% n, J |- p. B {, A5 G
' ]3 e1 b0 ?1 y( q# S8 |L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。; v! m; Y* Y6 d+ [/ D: ~
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.; [' v6 L, B7 l. D6 N; p* t% y( Y
% \8 E" K% c7 E# V: W8 j! [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 ] v7 J1 e7 b+ b$ h& V9 I" i( A: M0 @) b0 h
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* u0 v3 W' u- C
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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？ * t3 m: j, `4 E9 h# f: r% m* A6 _, w# E9 L9 ^
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 V5 B. p: I9 X+ h( y
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 k; e, O) {/ i( E0 d' i( [8 V
9 I5 X6 _6 [. ^, ^8 w2 i( M# cM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 0 O4 V1 i" e" N, F( Z) x( M' N; [# @- R% Q: v1 t: Y
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？* J7 n3 w& k9 t' r/ x
+ {0 g7 \& m5 z' fM：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. 8 h8 w2 i3 P2 D" N+ H( E/ a3 A$ x+ f- u
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？ 5 w8 q; O4 x+ t3 F+ `7 C7 q: U6 K, u) Q/ P ^
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.% q" |* ~5 k$ c3 T4 \
" M8 ]2 k, a! @4 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。 M6 h) l% ?+ T" A4 r! N" f" u4 Z/ N! |5 [& p1 K
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.6 ~& Z( p# M6 M' H- {" f( P
/ o: r6 L' H9 X0 W$ I$ `0 gM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ' c# P7 n& j, V" y9 }) H. R+ m& X! \/ i3 v- Z5 c3 c( d' O. [
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。# h' S |* D$ N" Q' g; b2 `
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ + r: h; v& G1 a0 X) X3 u8 a, G' V2 w Z4 K, |& o
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. $ N+ F, Z9 ]$ R' E( A9 } : s7 \" n$ Q5 I. Q* J$ pL：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？ 4 E# @2 k; S0 d! x l8 V% G& x: J% @ + c( I6 J, ]3 [9 DM：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.* f! Y, N4 Y6 u; B, X Q
" a5 `: E0 T* F0 l1 f S4 nL：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？ / V# d- q# H+ `1 ~0 ^2 C% V( @7 C K+ t# n, ]: _2 Y) F1 kM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 Y* E3 o* K6 q: I* Q! Q L; H) v
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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。1 c1 n0 ^8 W$ y9 \1 s$ n: I; ?- ~9 h
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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. ' i3 I: `/ \/ |1 s$ n- v t2 j. ~2 A% f" f
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. 5 T& s/ Q9 i3 w+ T# ?, w' c& Q `& T$ m% Z- L% H
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？ 5 o8 v; Q6 c1 d1 s& ^ R+ u1 z/ c# m. w( [
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!7 w6 g1 z, d+ x1 ^3 ^, \# J
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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。; m/ g6 J4 K4 q; P
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