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." Q( k1 t9 @' D- s+ M+ ~* c( @5 @
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : Q( B0 R8 d/ n& g6 t : \; Z8 i! [5 K7 [. x0 M6 RM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.) S1 N @9 o* 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？ Y4 |3 k4 a$ _$ h# g3 W/ S
! T& J: T; P& i: G: ^M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 1 Z, z/ P( \' S. K 5 v: a/ z( n2 P x6 sL：(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 K4 h/ e- y/ F+ \% V) q& I$ x
2 j+ u- {! a. r4 oM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 0 U4 A0 j8 l* y% [$ ?) g& s) w 0 ^# N Z7 g0 q) }- ^' l5 FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?5 E. I7 Y) ^ \/ g; Y
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 q- E+ X1 q' T$ I6 i0 q . Q h* m% l- }4 HL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？/ x/ f4 K: O9 a2 X# V+ s6 l" z" t/ X
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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. K- `: L# Q, x
; P( f; m2 ?/ t5 nL：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 P4 ] b' I9 K" h! ]1 X3 g6 H " J/ g+ \* V- ]+ M: yM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* G/ A8 g0 k, @9 ~! a( `1 V, E
9 B' @3 C; D* ?$ [7 z2 pL：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。 V1 `1 u8 P1 H8 P, o& W. M3 } ' m; W0 W9 Z; k5 A7 q+ `' f- sM：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. ( b% @$ m3 W3 U: h 9 a4 H8 u& x# `& E2 H! s( _L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！5 C1 [( r4 i8 d
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.7 L7 e3 M# j; Q6 O- C; g
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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。 % g% I4 T. x& k: V 9 u5 ~8 Q; f! H! SM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.6 q0 a! E7 C1 ? G1 t% M8 u- ]& A
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ; Z4 S/ v6 u2 o3 X1 r, t6 ] T " S) `2 ^# Y4 i6 J- lM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.* d: B9 N" c* u0 B' \
- u3 h {# Y$ wL：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？ # V% H6 l4 q9 o9 M. |/ |( c6 T' @1 |4 u; X2 ^/ o; l$ w' Z7 ]
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. , O9 Q/ e' s6 r: j% w6 J* c: I' h + z, V& U0 g# M4 j3 |; V7 G# ML：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？ % ~2 f, p& c6 y8 _6 t9 }) Q$ `8 F% W9 u; n5 `
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?3 c# W& P$ T, N. \
0 X! k0 Y8 t% W$ Z, c2 V4 N( [M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.' V N0 J' I7 Z* A
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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./ o5 G" W5 C1 w. }, T
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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 @( G# H( \) x$ E. s/ I
P6 _+ l9 o+ hM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!+ M$ m( R+ H; d. ?+ q: T3 W
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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。; O9 P1 j) p6 U. n( g5 N
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