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. & e! Q% v0 m0 J- L 7 E5 P2 i6 h2 J E1 gL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 1 T* q, k8 B* U" R ( a; o5 U3 M zM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.4 t& f. V' j; P+ ^8 k* `3 ]$ j
1 G7 R* y, w FL：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？" z+ `1 z E) Y1 K; w
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.8 |& b9 s j& `$ a$ Z- V% V* X
& e) z9 Q; [% z: G8 hL：(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？ 7 t6 Z& q! Q7 n' i1 N8 [0 s, l , k& U+ t8 M3 x- LM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 4 p8 j2 E5 V* Y' n x2 }+ w; W( m2 `- v% r/ {3 ]
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 5 n) E, c1 [0 ? 7 K8 f% u; }. i0 L2 X/ j% P0 nM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.1 u. [3 W" u- P7 [/ h+ s
0 e9 @) V# P0 Q- `9 X" yL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？7 t4 Y. |8 R) P2 ?
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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. 0 c5 E; @3 \: Y& \; k1 f0 ^! Z- H5 r% y4 P7 \
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？8 o2 Z1 @2 Y! Y& F
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.# w* @! Q; V( a# }0 J% N/ n" r7 J \9 C) I
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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。 \5 O: _" |" `/ y
4 l5 G( D4 |# Q+ n/ Q2 [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.: a! o+ ] G, e
: b, u5 q [3 T. X7 PL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ D$ _! o8 c" U! y+ Q+ p/ b5 X
, r/ i/ v. C4 f. Z3 r2 E0 jM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 8 j, X) F/ c0 `/ v) t5 U0 l - ~1 ]# D+ c( W! gL：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 x# f, j% Z, Z b+ ^
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 D0 r8 y* C5 N( d- t
+ c/ ~. e, i7 E5 hM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 4 l$ p% f/ u$ G! F7 w% Y4 y" s& Y7 }
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？" |/ k7 l* f* u8 w( X, i
7 H: s; k) _$ O5 o% ~+ r4 f) qM：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.6 D6 y+ }, M: g+ u' X3 X# w
8 L9 c i1 D( V* I& b/ k' \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？. z) }! U+ |! I: R- D: `
2 R0 n6 U8 e- \& K+ N' v+ Z2 n% h- eM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ; W/ H! s! c2 k8 s( A% {$ d) Q& ]- x
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 0 M" o1 k& p* B 0 y& u4 S0 Q* L- h- c YM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; f. x# I: x/ [) e+ N/ p# ] * L0 g! h5 x/ U. y4 a5 kL：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. . x |& ^; g3 P. i2 T9 k7 R! K# 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., ?0 O5 [0 `- ~# Q, P& |9 n
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