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 L, r. z) Q/ `8 y- R( I! X
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。" \: E, N5 A7 m% d7 t! s
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 7 I6 k) l+ \" \0 S- R5 ?& w5 V9 g( w& Y, p+ d. V5 K/ r) m
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？- [( v% u' P. s9 t" K0 c
( J3 R6 c$ u! n+ _- ?M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ; A, \: |) J# V9 ] # D6 \! ?- U0 C& `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？ ' i1 w8 M( C) L( O% R7 P2 a( K5 `% }8 P% y: m, S
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep., r6 B- q4 h5 L' i$ Z
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 7 n: G9 W. y$ |2 M* i% d3 w" I; x7 X! C" k
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.# A' j5 ~5 _" h3 \( Y
% x4 N& {7 W: T/ NL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ " Y" ~6 ]' B" n$ P9 N E8 m" ] 7 h. [8 s9 ^$ A6 @3 CM：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. - W( F% }- Q2 j ^7 x; {6 E% ~ 3 D1 V+ n4 y+ V0 ]5 Q( BL：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？ 2 N3 I2 q. a% a u+ | n / Z) x5 T: G8 U& o; p- u+ R: a# TM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* Z: `) I$ O* E4 i% ^6 Z$ U
4 J! v: E' q/ |6 ZL：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。 . ] l2 d# m& p + z2 o. ^' k0 c5 ]9 a4 E& ?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.9 c! ^# I+ o+ J2 b
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 2 Q' W: G W9 K3 S. J " Z" ^, C0 W, H, wM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. & G9 O+ R8 H, H, h" k& H& R' K, k1 w
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。3 n# m4 |' {& y2 w
/ o# K& L) r, t$ Q6 B, o& n) kM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.8 l4 S) j+ @ K# w% \7 L ~$ `
) h4 Q* I1 e% L9 QL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？' y- v1 [! O7 b. S* e8 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.. k: M% R: _0 X! s% U( i& ]0 D
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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？ % o6 ]0 m5 P7 Y1 R) a9 L6 F& g j" O" e" _: Q* t& c
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 c* a+ H0 h; x8 M) a Z
4 w# L5 v" E) [ Z: GL：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？. R5 G# z& I4 C( d; @
* I' x/ z# u6 j) z: fM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?6 t( I8 }* ~% O7 o- n
2 l) Q+ b6 u1 E6 W8 _8 E( G2 Z8 WM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 3 x: z9 y* f: |( } R9 [' Y0 |- s: ~# X$ k" n" O+ S: ~$ U
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. 2 V! H, z f% L , x; u2 B' N4 I' lM：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.% X" u9 C2 y( P8 z* F8 s4 Q
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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？8 I4 y: o$ }# x/ z4 l/ P% \
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!7 N) P4 ?3 B2 [3 [; V3 K v
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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。/ W, [$ ^9 V6 }) [1 {; h4 }
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