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./ H6 [$ W) d% }$ _/ }1 T
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + U8 ]& K* |) ?% j2 ~$ F$ W : g2 j! G1 G2 bM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.& K- |! W4 L/ @2 E! H
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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？ ' s5 t2 V9 k6 Z$ k* Q6 f8 n3 d8 Z- k. F/ ^8 X
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; Q$ V) `6 u: w3 V( Z( L+ H2 z, ?
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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？ ) |" k+ O! X5 S# l. I+ {, k( o! ?5 Y q- x" Z9 ]2 |
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 h* b8 @4 \' `$ U
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?6 K( s4 x$ P8 p D
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. $ [0 Y& f( E5 d \4 {7 h0 t% x, o# i# P/ [ {5 j
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ; ]( G; _8 g/ \" I- X+ @+ N% h9 R9 M" L( T. t- L# S
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.: Q R4 O* S0 i
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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？ % L0 ^ }. d8 S0 W) e$ { 0 @4 Z$ Y) a6 Z! v% Q$ wM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. # x6 X6 ^& Z6 i+ x) F" r# ]0 G+ M7 b+ w
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 o: c3 M' e; P
4 _& l, }2 l6 ^+ n; i* n* d RM：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.) B5 o4 Y# g% r/ F' B$ m$ O- A
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ $ ~ C% V& @% l5 U* @1 _ ' G. d* A0 L& T6 l; i1 b; Q$ [M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.1 r) m. g$ b+ Q* k
8 W$ f% n5 r" B- ?( M5 l. Z. PL：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。8 c0 w+ U2 \8 E4 A
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are., z- Q) u. X/ ]* z
9 b0 n* C# ^4 @+ Z& w. }L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ; b4 d: r' ]7 g( v* s5 s- N! n3 m) g V+ k' n" M
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ( d# r1 H+ a7 x" l. F4 N& M- O4 k$ t; U) d8 m- y% F7 @* w' i( h
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？. G% q% A" Z1 O; E
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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.) T [+ K8 N' B( r
" ^# r, r2 h6 H* _& b2 C( UL：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？4 x6 V) a& }9 \% l" j( `, e
+ ]; ]1 c' N8 T# M4 D9 [: TM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 2 y$ ~% m" `$ j) B$ e! b3 k: T" J; f0 t/ h7 l' L% S: x6 z) j* V
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 7 o2 B, q( e6 e5 D; i3 ]! }/ s9 ^) t. ^9 ?( s% x
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + c! J/ k" P" {" `) R: i E$ q5 I6 X# @. K% Y
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., q* j* V1 ?) q" M
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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.# g3 U) D/ L# _1 z* F8 C- @
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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？5 A* S, Q. j& g- I
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!/ |# J) {3 ^- b
0 P! E( N$ }. p d3 _8 Z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。* x9 S. L: w" D, [
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