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.8 u. S' {0 V) A3 |/ |& I2 I6 L$ \
$ q; y: q& j u- l4 @5 f2 o& l3 cL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。( h1 U1 `* k/ [% d: t
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 4 G6 ^% a* ^% e" _ * O" e3 z" @) {+ T: aL：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？. h& J9 m0 O4 l! G7 [
5 C0 f' D9 X! Q9 I. _2 yM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.2 S2 a1 Z( d' F& m+ Q! S
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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 o4 N. Z# a m7 {3 |" v5 B3 b, U0 N) h0 R# k. F- o* u
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep." O' S2 Y5 ]6 o6 u; o( T% c u
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 6 ^# U8 U0 ]! Z4 C% s* a& z/ u/ N! Z( M2 A! i6 S; g
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.1 F9 i5 ^- b) [. {: K7 T
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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. + q% O- [: o2 o8 A7 P: y# K% G0 g 7 e& t8 k/ i# Y2 {; `4 a! FL：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？/ Y3 H( [+ W5 U( E# L! |
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ( H4 G* A& F8 A* d* p$ `% E$ Z( l) w+ Z" n
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。 N I' V5 R+ w; C2 }( y7 u
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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. 4 b" j2 [* D9 q$ m# m& b$ t7 }3 a& o! ` {4 Y
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！# I1 Y! }7 L2 d. X- o
) U. d6 [- u- i1 pM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 2 v2 ^# {8 z. z; n8 R9 o) [2 E, f6 D1 v! D" c
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。 + e+ U8 ^" B5 `6 {& Z S& e2 ?2 Q2 T! N' E: K! q6 z7 [
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 1 I, `0 q' m2 _- i2 p : c$ @$ N& U9 j' H0 `8 zL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？/ [! T; Z4 W P0 c8 Z
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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.; j6 \/ 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？ & z# E( C0 M: B9 e9 Z* f- ?+ W5 X% S" Z* ^% Z% y
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.# [7 o! F4 ~, q
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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？! c0 Z: ?6 K+ K' t5 H" C* Z
5 o5 M! o" Y& I8 jM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? , B) \1 u/ d- |7 t9 n# ?+ Q" X; Y2 x% W- |, | t( k
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 z2 g+ l2 h2 m$ T9 M1 e
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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. ! }9 d6 T o/ L! i# h0 ^$ A( v9 J/ l9 w
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. 8 N$ e, _& m+ U) e# ~2 b7 E8 M, G6 q/ k% {8 n% x2 l0 y
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. 0 ~+ m* Q2 g0 `4 C- x+ X# L2 T9 w% O' l2 c
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？ 4 ]7 X& e1 M$ b$ g3 ^" q- ?9 A . y2 I* m" N- u A- Y1 i+ x) nM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 5 g2 X3 `8 h3 x- [9 R& }0 V2 C% i 5 n& T$ a, {1 k( _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。" r# `) u8 @2 k/ E- h9 P* T1 A0 D
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