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 |* ]8 D9 Q0 ~+ |+ K
. U- A' @* `, o! [6 j: V0 EL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。; h' a. t: q8 A: i/ v1 c7 a
" A g( K3 j0 @6 `+ ?! {0 NM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. : ~5 ?/ L- C# b( @0 \) g8 r/ g$ b" G$ B5 G5 A7 G" {
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？$ c. P+ W( x' O, L
% h7 ` C8 K4 lM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ! e* j2 F! r, [% ]8 h Q3 z$ B
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？# T$ L( x- v4 Z+ m; R$ I3 M3 _7 [
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.5 R" c! M6 K0 U6 Q1 ]$ S* h
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?9 |9 h' g( u8 {2 t% k
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 4 @/ v6 z- n8 ~# @0 E- k1 [9 p0 j9 f6 W4 F
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？( J& m8 [2 x, V) c0 d
* i& I& T( w1 [6 c8 UM：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; c' w8 Y
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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？ $ Z2 |8 z. t! d1 o 3 S$ d; L9 ~* F% @. K6 uM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.+ A. ]: c$ s1 V5 e( O* O5 D
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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。- c' }2 e+ I* @- g: v' G
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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. ( M2 Y. r3 y5 X8 _9 Z4 F8 X, b" x& c' p3 `4 c0 K
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！- i. j; C( f) b
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.* b) X! x0 ]4 r$ h8 J1 U0 z
, _ g, w! a" u3 Y5 E: UL：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。$ W, {7 G2 E' l9 F
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* m L/ B8 `# w* ^# u8 R
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ R" r* ~7 `) s- v/ B
& O: K5 ]1 T) a4 YM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.& U6 d" G3 {# {' @; v, r$ p' J0 H
0 m( z6 v G. z7 O% ^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？& H6 M$ {/ U+ f
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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.1 J* [* S- r( @8 z+ b* W
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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？ ( w5 j2 H; J1 K9 m K, a; O' A7 J7 c8 t! ?% X
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 k# W d" I+ A- }2 _( H
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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。 $ P6 O% t- b% [$ X3 `8 k& D ! P, Z* t# ]& v1 ~2 X9 @M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. % ^. _1 \8 h3 _" |3 Y; ~+ s+ N% p+ F4 G) ^: T
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. , G( j4 `1 j4 w6 ? 6 m4 { M! H" }* `$ \* R4 i9 @- w yM：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.* F+ s2 I4 j/ B) g- T1 ~8 I: P
8 h. T& ?8 E. i6 w% |9 z% a0 AL：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？ ! I2 \4 C) [. i4 w & ^, c6 J* b8 P: L! t4 h! P; U8 XM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! ) d$ W6 x' e" N1 B+ c, `( M" s2 K1 [, \1 n
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。 ' |# f4 J6 H2 O4 w: m3 g" D ! s1 ], E" [0 j6 X9 U- [% U; |Audio as following: " m9 X- g& o/ C; h2 W. S2 k/ H
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