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.5 B) @& {9 G/ S, E% H
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 - R0 T! m) ]0 O# [. q0 R0 s1 M7 y Z5 k4 `" [/ k
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.8 z; K: s2 x( M, q
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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 |. S1 ]% n! }4 n- b5 [; ^& [6 \, M& }0 e( k" x$ F2 P l
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 5 p) Q9 i! i0 l0 j$ a" f& q3 @- W 6 [ ]5 Z7 W- { p) ^+ XL：(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？; g9 _! d7 `8 t0 b0 s
$ C5 r/ g% h. Q- pM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 \! E6 C5 F- \% C
- L0 Q. g G7 w/ _8 aL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?( Y' f9 X x1 X! P- B8 A5 j; b- U
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( G% V+ {% W5 s" ~ g" p + ~6 l/ b6 v* \! z7 ]L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？; J7 W8 H' v4 S' Q) |/ C
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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 s, F$ e/ f0 x9 w; F( T
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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？9 \' q1 Q2 G7 J1 G! G
O. V2 @$ g! R/ ^/ l; `6 [0 eM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.; Z; \2 f+ D' L! ~, ^+ j
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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。9 n$ {7 _' G$ J" ]+ j
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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., U. f2 `' Q4 r% O3 w2 v' w
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 1 W, @+ c4 `; X+ c, X, l, x8 ?2 ]( n6 G( g% o! e9 e* D: p
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.1 v+ e5 m. i: a( k. ^) |
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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。 8 Z2 p! c" e# A1 I/ A N& K* L0 x% F5 N+ e5 H; |) y/ I! F
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 7 B a7 ~# ~4 r7 q9 Q7 D + q' O8 S, V% HL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？- Y( X5 _4 i7 t% o- `
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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. i# i2 q' F1 J- K0 b
+ r4 ]) o5 m) o" xL：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？8 ~9 r) g; d- n2 w4 l
( M' q# O& \2 x( I$ b R: G1 FM：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.3 p' C& V; I! m5 A* q* u8 l- x1 t
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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？ . ~+ ]5 [. ]4 @2 P) L" f ' [! D+ o+ Z( t; Y" nM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?) v P: y& k2 c! M6 v: h
" H' \2 \' v& O0 mL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ; t" s T6 v, J/ S0 i1 M r8 l4 j$ S6 {( k7 ~
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 4 o ~$ R1 Q2 P: n* l4 b% S% N - }, B: Q/ Z( }2 ~( 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., C4 q8 v' _. u5 I
; Q7 O* Y- O, vM：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 I, f7 S/ j; A- k+ Y6 W7 D4 C$ G- K9 ~1 p. C
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？ # u) E' f3 E5 q1 I0 S 4 s3 k4 ?7 ]8 U8 w4 B2 wM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!. E4 W; F M5 y8 r
9 A, D4 W0 J/ e# S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。9 Z3 u+ I2 u; y( H8 @: x
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