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.4 F, P B4 Z# \$ c& V
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 4 b$ T2 S0 O4 K/ o4 q: x 5 z1 _' e6 ^! J0 OM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. * F# j9 l6 @ L: s$ O9 U7 x+ M0 U2 Y9 Y) c( ?
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？! [5 C, e+ s; ~" G& P! z2 M
; r3 Q& E4 m; SM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 b2 R& r% [! |
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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？8 g y" S$ a& y4 B4 u
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. / B- V& Y0 b4 N5 U5 t) b4 w" `3 M8 S/ |; r" g1 w
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?. M+ L+ A1 h+ c6 S
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.9 B+ h* I& z s) v% l. g
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？8 r4 I3 h' T- z$ y9 }
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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？& i: h1 E. z/ g; L5 R
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.( ^, [+ Z+ m3 l; `" x
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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。 4 K/ j; V1 p; f) q4 Q; K2 O" n8 ^5 s" } 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. * }+ d$ a6 e2 Q9 p0 i8 i* J4 w/ z4 Y7 K* X
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ , K% y) @, }1 d/ T8 u/ L( H / @7 G$ M7 @9 _# O5 PM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.% z$ K# S8 [4 `3 Q- ~$ @" [! r1 j0 g: X
7 i9 o! O# Q+ K8 a" U8 F0 ZL：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。 0 c* G4 l7 I' G. f/ c- l+ p# W, u6 C/ A
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.4 W0 a8 L" f S9 E* c i1 ]2 F
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ " T/ g: ?! z5 n5 A5 ]* t% T: n& e4 j) u) T. y
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ) h! M! ~) x. R, G r; n- R& |" ?; v$ U
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？5 w6 m0 b. q# g% O; ]
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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./ b% @) \3 l& o0 |) b
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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？4 e: d% U1 H B5 P9 V# h p0 \
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 8 C" V* T3 p; i) ~& O2 ^- B0 c* G5 F# S: S! D) R
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。( r J2 t! |' v" |+ J: s' D
; T) S8 I- o& k$ O% ]M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. " T+ @2 D7 b, E1 D8 Z - K: P$ ]9 \1 D, }' i. U! NL：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.% T* V7 P, ~; Y( e% ^3 }
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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. 9 r f2 t1 D/ B4 O! s 9 B- H6 I* ~' M' M4 ~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？* g+ k+ e' R! G0 i( t
4 J/ X4 H1 i. i7 U9 O/ D. FM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 4 m8 ~$ b" w+ Q2 n9 j" x) C% m: k: p- ]$ g5 x4 n8 R1 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。 - u; Y- ~5 ^& E2 k8 Y c! N9 o. @! P& O/ [- s7 u) K
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