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. # x2 t, T; D9 c & U9 N( E) s9 E: UL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 4 q% n, k( H, y/ I, ?. G9 |& y# D/ S* Q3 ]9 l' v
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 E+ _& G4 K+ \- U! }
0 _# C/ \) i+ v! uL：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% y2 V7 B( Q( S
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 0 B$ M+ i+ Y/ a+ i4 ^ Y6 N5 u8 O% X0 v% F6 ?6 E2 z6 c
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？/ A! K1 @. J4 E1 @0 J
$ w, P+ f* T8 R$ Z& ?: DM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.0 X1 i( t, j) r7 x* o, Y! R
9 | Y. R* O& ]. DL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? " b* J1 C, ~& \/ ~0 z# A ; P4 n- ~$ f! b# b" RM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.) w8 O1 l* `7 t3 R4 z# Q$ U3 H6 I% i: t
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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？$ N b& [' Z! Z
9 V3 P! K" r% `; [* L( }9 c+ pM：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.1 I3 K7 x1 K) t0 D$ d. Z. 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？ 0 U% `" G: O9 g6 j) K4 b8 P; f; y- F- i$ M3 R7 F0 L0 G& ~- i& U8 [
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ _1 X8 G; h1 l6 W! O N
3 N* ]0 G, z7 c/ a+ y, f2 H4 N' uL：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。 0 `/ Z! i5 x, J: {& f- m* f3 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. j. [# W+ W: |5 O6 @/ i- `8 v2 o2 r' k
$ X* n4 D9 k, CL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ d3 O! ~& F. c: I2 @& f+ Q7 F+ h; T+ T. | `3 V: z2 l
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.3 j/ H. D1 x" B0 \/ N2 x
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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。 $ G$ a) @# n; S1 T ' \9 r r9 T, ?! _' fM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ a: b2 h0 c4 X, ~: k
8 ]' }9 r Z8 h6 ~: ~0 P* UL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ T# H# s; ^+ ~/ w7 n9 _% U ; R% i2 U! ?6 u! K# P7 a8 LM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. / ?# E: S0 Q! M0 M$ B" U/ V; n! T' b2 F4 D* U' \. r b) X
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？ ! C$ x+ t' t/ S8 F2 E) J+ n+ {" ]- v) F: g4 d7 i
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. . H" S( v$ x; c" E" r2 l6 k3 ~9 h: c6 E+ S
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？; u5 n7 o! _7 Q+ @9 o I1 ~
6 p* `( X) h+ H- Y( D7 VM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?) F) X$ I; o" n! N
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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。 6 u {% ^6 P* {. ?4 @$ C; x: I8 m " a# G8 d& \# y: V Q! m6 A) CM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.8 }6 b$ J) y0 T9 V1 Q
- l8 U" |& |4 {" X1 e' ~3 \5 iL：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.$ {: B- `9 h, s/ z) y: L! `
% ?7 N6 p3 s2 Y: G! ZM：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.8 i* U# _) N; q8 S5 Y
; N# k* l7 x4 {1 V G$ p k* UL：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？& l. V8 \8 e. l% {4 C
+ {5 O4 Y- f2 M9 sM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!+ [5 A o- S o- a3 i2 y; F, u
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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。 7 T+ r' H0 ^: ~- X! k6 F 4 Z- e# G% ^) F6 M$ d4 sAudio as following:! @9 Z1 u; Q' }' T5 Y/ c a
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