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." ?' c: w: Z4 c: @' k
' T" X; F, H6 ?, f3 n" D* Z, O) DL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。' h m* `) h1 m$ {. `: g/ n. r) F
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.! e9 @: r4 q8 |$ E( ]% A8 s6 i
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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？ 4 K: h4 _/ i+ g3 A ( [: D7 c% z/ r2 E, k: K; I3 yM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 7 C% ?+ o- b; ?2 }# @6 n+ _ , J1 ?4 d* z$ c n/ YL：(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？: |; q! |. Q) e7 {: G% N/ _8 E/ o
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ( ]: l$ k' f- U* n) P. ^& u" ^" q- {
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? + K$ J5 W7 }( H/ w s& |; C! C * i' y" z1 z' [! y- r( l; l" B6 KM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.4 _( J* g( E2 I
: `% q: F6 \" S! {1 i) VL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？% v7 P' R! t+ H( Z
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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？; p6 `" ]# {7 Y1 ~0 p+ x5 @6 u
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. # B" h/ X+ W* j' ~3 |) i" a+ P* v- m, b) E- [" u
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。8 i4 N _6 k$ q- G
$ c. Z, |: o& c3 A1 u: L, X' IM：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. 3 }: K0 H1 W8 K2 E* D3 o: ]+ @" m4 U8 G: t3 ^
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！' h/ D, {: I( {# l
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! {& S* a' k; h% h+ g ' \6 p0 I! F" f1 xL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？- ^, t' W! C; w
! R& d* t6 h7 r/ b& r4 GM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.5 i" o& A: f$ v
3 n7 K, d$ F% z1 ^$ jL：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？ + K* X" F: p( Q: r9 z" _8 J5 w7 l+ Y* S- W2 Q1 H
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. 8 s5 h b$ t+ b0 [7 `7 _ / B( O3 M* J; R4 i% d* |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？ & _; ^# n* z/ t/ K8 B! p 9 |8 b! r" ]# V% VM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?6 c' P; I) Q. k% d+ S! w
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。. Y; o+ j' G' z5 Q6 l5 }
( X7 w: v# a" l6 t+ v, QM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 3 B8 e4 ]. f& F: l8 I6 v1 ?& U! p$ @- @, I! F. }2 l- }& F
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.- R- Q- v+ v# o5 T% g& V
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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., `5 Z1 x+ B$ {9 @8 x( w3 W, f
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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？9 ?# S0 Y; K5 P
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!/ c8 E! ]! C( e/ ~; O
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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。* l I9 t" E3 l4 X# C1 n) p& }4 S( X
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