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. w% ?, K/ j/ j$ C3 Z: p0 a; ^2 |: H/ Q
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。" S: w. W0 h+ w( W4 E. n, G
1 N- _/ B# Y8 Q$ U# ~- {M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.* c! P: N/ H8 m8 X
* V; C2 w- z% o, nL：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？- E' g$ y+ e! H! q7 u
+ [4 h* C" @" h. qM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 8 `0 k8 i# T6 q# q4 D$ n, d% t- \! F3 }; v
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？# s7 B# Y; Q: Z; G6 O
( a) m5 C# O) O+ n' {7 H% bM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.$ Y8 I, U* `9 h: j9 t& _
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.- I5 y0 A5 L) w6 p j' r
: p8 n p2 I% T7 w6 bL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？2 s1 @" t! [% t; S
; W* }8 ]7 u o- _! q- s# OM：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. ; L* S" g6 I% h D+ Z5 I* n7 a& |. o) J; A% K" C7 u5 ?1 I: @
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？ ; d7 N9 d7 v& @" f, W) Q- ^9 [! b3 ?" V/ k8 d# h
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 0 a S# R% W# G' c! ] }9 v8 E( P- Y. I' J
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。 $ S: q1 k. F" l0 D9 Q& q' e) w% N" h& R' Q+ v/ o, i
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.% O2 z( B# _7 ]- z& H7 ?) b5 J8 k% d
" N9 N/ c: P9 \L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 4 d9 i4 Z! S/ ?9 x+ u. _# d' Z9 f * r3 Y: }, x/ D0 Q' AM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , d3 [# c& M M0 E+ m! ]* B4 P a- E5 u; r% ~
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。 / u; L9 b: P: F q, j2 a 0 V/ Z# N3 x3 O+ _' ZM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. * o2 _) t2 v j; x. ] & O6 b* p2 o+ iL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 6 b0 A3 Y6 o( @$ d5 J8 h ; B2 X% X4 n9 q( P9 w6 BM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. . V m/ B; J3 A" R8 a% L$ g 0 [6 o- A: Y3 ]# ?% B' X7 j' OL：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" v4 q) w" r2 j- X9 x+ t9 G- Z, J+ }5 R6 _- y: N4 S
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. . X) R" o! G: a0 k- k' D 6 f* ~% J3 Z3 F+ e( u, z' p6 rL：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？ ( V1 T S6 B. J8 U& N( a6 m0 _" h" \9 G4 D( t3 V
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?$ N- j# V1 W; N3 E: B: s# o
! f# N8 J' y, o3 U8 }L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 / T4 r" w! b; P' j. u2 R; }& }# g# E# t& D B
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion./ P( A; C* H7 b6 M
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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. : ?. q# y" h5 [+ g8 J" e; P5 T) _5 u6 m( J7 J- O( T8 J
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. : k6 g& |' [9 Z2 M( `; w& l, K+ V, v% ~# j
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？ $ K7 B/ T" M; d4 ^ 0 u5 @1 L. x5 t! d# T+ `M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!) m4 c& j" k p+ I& ]* X! u+ ^
# }. h5 T/ `2 D6 i, v: `: u; P5 W) ]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。2 K g* S$ F) Z* A! A$ b! n1 o7 K
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