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.9 B- i! S& M: X$ J
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。) N6 u6 k# `; y$ @6 i4 I: c- C
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 7 S4 F# }+ e* X' @- D 8 C+ P9 p4 W" b N6 u# IL：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？& z2 u9 M* O% }+ E$ m
! }- }: [! `8 }# L. o! ?M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 e w# K$ \- a
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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？2 e6 P2 A/ Y3 i: Q
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 e6 o$ m' N1 L5 E" Q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' g1 j" w" M; o/ Z - a7 a& G# k) n* Q' vM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : c$ e/ F3 r; x6 V # i; z. b- l3 h/ m U7 }L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？/ k' a7 u- }' i/ f
; ^ d8 q+ @! o5 NM：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. & F; A" P# V$ _' o9 J" t! a3 N1 x
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？8 q1 v+ s" c( c* C3 ~
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ; h3 u: c+ V* M6 V Y* ?8 n+ \' S& R; y% _6 M) ^3 Q4 v
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。 # L3 B$ ]8 Q% o( t3 [, x) Z. ?+ ]* a% W: z" B" 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. ( Z9 ~* H7 k2 N- j/ a0 U M2 R( R. K( x4 X3 E
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ) K# W9 q3 g9 n/ f& i2 g- x+ f" y# E. Q
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. " Q- {+ k+ d$ K( ? * ~. O4 C* H, U% r/ k* Z, r/ IL：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。 ! q3 H$ h+ V/ ?3 M) O2 u9 R- p9 Z / [$ @) |6 u( kM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. $ o! g6 e2 @, Y, S1 B, i1 t- q: J% L: G4 V
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ + G1 g6 Y( U6 d9 E - y7 |8 y' R* q; Y/ Y/ }7 LM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.6 t; L& k( Q+ Q0 v( p
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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？/ p% e" O& K9 h1 ?
2 T& Q- {5 H0 [/ D* b. o" N& RM：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.1 E3 d5 X/ ?" o* D
( ^3 l7 S/ |6 b2 iL：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; o. c' O& _ a# u4 Q) |; E, c3 x; ]; j' e% kM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?+ g; G6 F g9 x6 v2 o0 r+ @
2 V1 S' P( e& R6 p3 |8 l3 n4 TL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。9 ^2 z% B' p6 M2 _ K& Z0 H
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.0 r! \5 _3 v, F- K/ B5 x' W
$ ~7 q O- P& W: tL：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. $ H. e; B& J7 U# x% o8 D( n ! H# u+ {$ U. J" G4 _# R6 uM：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.6 U5 W. J. e: J2 ^/ C
# K4 X* B5 ~7 O# h3 sL：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？ h+ w* ^# [ [8 i
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!8 u" U2 `$ Q0 {) s7 J1 m
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