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. ) K; z0 r1 F/ z) D8 Y' H& d# G- l/ F: Y! t( a0 g! R0 N
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 . X0 Z0 B6 @6 ?9 p% P; A4 g5 P# {) D* ?- e0 d* J( e
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( B; Y% `( ~/ ]
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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？ " L" a6 f+ v+ U. A ( f, }7 t2 K# k' s( dM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. $ @$ i$ f9 u# g% S* z% T9 r' B ?: h3 P. |, w8 K- o# v" v+ L
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？8 J% W$ {+ W3 K5 ~( p! ]5 | m
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ( L$ h5 T. ^: C/ P6 }& q [0 p0 G2 @ V4 `
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?5 W; H& x# {% z" B3 g0 p+ ~/ @+ {
9 S$ b0 h$ Q, A& oM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. - V+ q9 t0 A9 Q" I4 A" G7 x; \- `- @
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ L$ r3 J' R1 f# c, U ; h- {3 a9 c) aM：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.) G: P5 e* a' X+ P4 C4 [
$ N* K6 e" I: ] {* ?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？: R5 L. ?; g7 d
) v2 J# b0 N- i& u" g' hM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. * D" C5 ^" K1 g: d4 s6 D / y0 M& K& X, OL：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。 1 _" j+ O; N# A$ z$ u & k+ S& K: c4 O" g$ B2 N( j- k R# Q; {4 WM：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 t5 c* C! G1 Y
" j) j2 D( j/ X/ jL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ : w7 ^, `( e5 k: y; W5 L* l; m+ z) y
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.; |. Y1 T) \" s
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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。# G2 Z/ w( j, X+ g" }+ g1 T
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. u$ S! T6 X& [/ N
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 9 j3 R' ?; L& K$ N7 }& D& G2 ^9 D6 V. H8 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. & I5 o$ B1 @1 A! d" k& [ 3 O1 E6 g, s7 ~7 q$ b) A8 nL：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？/ |8 h) n$ |) D% y7 T+ H
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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. - ]3 I9 p% p1 Q& ^8 ~8 f/ V, S, U8 R
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？: @; c' s$ @ \( p( d2 I5 b
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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。+ z$ X& A# X2 K( \* z: I7 O* V
" ~7 l0 L2 s# z X8 dM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.# O' L( [0 n$ X+ g( Z M) n
' x( J+ E% d2 z- r9 f m! v. f, g% |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. + v# C3 a! X Y1 W3 z& E3 j G9 f$ t1 O+ p( C) D& O4 E
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., S" l+ f$ [! ~# }" Q
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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？6 X+ Z0 ]8 q: Z: F% v
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! + h4 A! D9 ^+ P& J7 A5 {' m# t: P: w- H: L
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。' s4 V# H7 }7 Q: b- m7 `0 C* @6 M( l
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