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.6 \7 m# v, e* d& p
+ X& l# r3 C, K2 N' e2 W. zL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。. Y. y. [2 U4 N' W' S) y
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.; U" O. N: f- D# c9 G9 a8 W
& Q% G) `& `, B8 N5 N1 c7 pL：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？: d: h ^: j( J- a$ l, m5 h3 b' r# f
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 4 e7 u4 ]7 N2 e ' T! d( h/ E" M# q! u+ r0 `/ VL：(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？3 g* ^" E5 t0 ^7 p
8 t. J, }* O+ u8 D3 h% @; o: v1 @M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. j5 J! e5 ?+ n8 k* u
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - @: J, Y' Z( V$ D2 j6 c8 ~ 4 X F3 D3 Y fM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.' f- j O% R N9 t, J* `
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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？ f# s( j& f" `4 m' Q3 i) l, e5 P$ J7 I" v. p0 B, U3 L
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.6 _8 d: a- n1 T- |* ]! M( R
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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？ : o. }/ M* ]& o8 p7 s' ?$ V ; S0 Y* k: |; O: a0 [6 |M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , `$ l& B- d1 H; Y% r: u+ n) R: \2 Y+ \- T
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。" Y. [& |$ \2 i/ _- U
( S/ n$ F- F, K. \9 HM：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. 7 ^% l# ?% r2 f& d$ `4 i0 } 4 p7 d$ i* Q4 TL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 7 q7 X9 g" T) B( S2 s' G. Y7 n% A4 o' E# S% i
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: P* U! m, P" c( f2 h0 r% Y( t* h
+ ^( L) ]" m: e* B! r2 ^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。 - c4 E& U& ^8 o. I a5 Y 0 b$ k) P' W: z3 {( b {M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. + G( u' T( x' u( U( v, o: A% L9 ]4 Z2 Q- T& g/ w' v
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ! [* m6 N3 R5 m( y; R: Y- q* U& @3 R ?1 [ r! `& h2 s
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. - j' k. ?7 P$ P( r. {8 h8 |3 x8 d9 m" b6 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？ : U5 a5 m3 Z7 ~2 K( ~+ b l1 M; ^' q9 ]& J: K1 p W4 o; U
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. , `4 W# X( S: t3 J * ^- y) e9 J1 t) E0 HL：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？ p$ m+ o* H( D7 u- k9 X
' i3 b& L) |. e! X( h2 vM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? : o# c1 `6 U# p3 P4 A 6 _* o. t$ ]' ?L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ; X _$ g- Q" o0 w 6 z: y& F' K2 X B* A' L3 UM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + F1 s! l* d" E. e+ U [* i) [# K' Q
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. 3 U& \" x: i1 s9 |! j ! A$ Z0 H' u( p! FM：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 Q! @# a/ ^# ?1 k, c! z8 H
2 @' M% ?3 R# U& k5 x" {/ D9 fL：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？ 9 {& w$ K0 |; ?( k3 y; A. s8 `2 m- N' b
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!6 m" e8 I' z% m9 N' p$ C
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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。- ^+ c: Y; n5 j- _
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