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.% `$ m1 S' r) K: \& Z9 R$ Z
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 }0 P9 B! p0 b1 \+ D2 J/ }2 _9 L0 ~ g; O/ N; h& L% V
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ g1 ?6 f% V6 H. ~* i 5 j/ B' ?1 l: f( N. uL：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？ # P! d, ]7 c+ f) H/ j/ ]3 B, b7 I- e" L4 m
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.$ `* ^( K2 F8 V- a4 a$ A8 k1 O% A
a9 K* p6 H$ NL：(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？1 y8 m. t" N. B. _! [* n' X# V
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : B n& ?& {( T- j, ] [# @9 V) Z: g( g9 D. A% I B' n
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ^: [- _, M4 m( ^4 o; ^ r
. ]+ B+ x& f( R# qM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. / o/ i6 H2 @; S. K4 }& L5 y * G: o, [" K0 w' yL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ ) D7 m1 `9 v' \! Y - C) v4 q% x$ {, T" c5 ^; B) a6 rM：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., y- |4 _ H# v a
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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？" C5 a p/ O+ _2 ?+ o2 U
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! l/ K& \) }# d; Q
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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。3 `+ `7 h* @' _5 V0 [
+ j* n4 G3 {$ Y& ^+ X! E! IM：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. - a1 T8 S7 j V4 r" W+ G4 h 2 f6 @( s U6 G: y( nL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！8 ]" b( `- W# L+ E. z2 E8 L. |
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. . J: C. W0 x$ K* w 8 d3 C, B' l8 R G/ s7 T! y9 \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。 . p# s7 Q" M( f* f, p) q, O; A5 j5 w, M+ i5 F! l: s
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. , A, R, ]3 r+ L! n7 {7 f6 G% |2 R
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？3 j2 G4 k, ^- | L& H# ~8 ?) P
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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. % v0 ~ h. p$ d: ]" T% T% H, G; w: [7 j+ u: C9 i6 k1 g) j$ f4 b4 m* J+ ]
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 B, o: x4 E9 \3 j* q% l; I. { [+ O# n/ \9 Q
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. ) K' I1 g7 I/ ~( A3 o1 W- N; f$ |5 [' H5 ]* ^
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？8 @; a% ]1 ?" Y- r* h. C
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 0 A6 C7 }# F7 s; ^7 C( S- l ( g+ c. B) h! {* A; BL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 Q8 h$ R# C2 W$ o
4 D/ H. K7 H& C) fM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. " x& S0 ~. e, G3 H, V % J: m2 ]/ C6 r$ s6 B4 v9 a" |' FL：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.4 _+ e% f- T2 g; V+ H# T w# }
; V: e9 h/ m, p% k: U6 W8 j4 H2 eM：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.! A; M, ~8 l8 j! C7 N S
7 h0 G" E9 y2 m( u# M4 cL：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？, F' O" N% c2 X2 k6 Q9 f9 z
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! # R/ w0 \: o: U2 b4 s& J 1 D& F4 W7 V3 C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。 - w3 {1 K/ W! P3 @' W; v 8 i2 _- k w& s8 AAudio as following: / C" k- G* L! i& ]
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