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. 1 c/ \: d" ~/ j8 K, L" {0 I7 {$ n1 t3 ~) P$ a
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 0 Q3 U+ d) J# L: e- L0 _' `1 C: s. O" L0 K- G7 _
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.) v+ L9 O1 y$ L/ k
9 k& p! z" D) ]4 D2 y$ |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？: ~2 F8 s& z6 a! `' m$ L
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. % ^) _4 `3 t# O% K4 _. K" ^1 D9 t( E/ G a, J: n5 T9 R# a7 B
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？: R: n6 ^! k1 S* d4 o: {
Y4 [1 r2 q1 |6 u" hM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ( d1 D5 E: B$ r% o1 q & x, C3 o! f `) ~2 ` ZL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?9 }' s# W# l% z
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( p5 u/ v) j5 k5 @" K; [! Q8 a2 g2 y" I0 b$ G* L( L+ f5 @; @
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ R* c9 X. J. i' m* g. j
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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. / [. ]! |3 v! D; u$ q* s( D! b+ C2 w0 U3 @9 x
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？ ) _/ C5 r" d/ ] 6 Q+ |" ?" b& C. }/ P8 CM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. - o/ t& D, j6 e1 V6 X8 L9 N' y+ B/ g
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。 * u1 c6 O! U/ t, c2 R ! D z2 p3 R) U6 J/ o4 `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.5 b0 |/ h# u C; `% }
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！$ m( s9 W+ q, p1 |. N
9 s: f- S/ j& `$ jM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 L. \2 M9 f1 i B0 [) t. L) ]
) e; K5 C, D& Q& {% kL：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 `8 u9 z# D7 z% \# \
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ' T. J- h o0 V/ c" Z* F. z2 z/ j+ j) D A c
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ ( n2 x* _4 @) e( z) E7 ~$ F E1 G* U
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. & U* T, C2 S6 ~9 C. G- T% W9 U+ q% }0 g) I
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？- q- v0 y% u# ?0 c( z
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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., X) ?3 X) H' O7 @. H. g% N! i
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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？ % t/ r" c5 u. |2 A$ G$ j7 [& V / j* O* e$ ?$ `- CM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? + |8 U! {+ E& k+ n& e% M3 o4 \: @9 F
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。: f6 i9 L0 p( C1 e& f
& ]+ Z W8 j3 n+ y# y8 w) \2 dM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.7 Q3 @9 |8 V0 h! ?+ c+ k
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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.& f4 w: H9 q/ Z+ j' `
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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. , l% t3 ]2 d" I B; C1 |- J: N6 ~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？ {7 M) f7 k) }5 h
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 4 k0 x4 m; f7 u% }* W& k' s5 L 0 I; V/ K; X# {- F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。 . H. ^! @9 y7 W0 H- j+ k6 ]6 h; s8 ]2 q9 y/ w
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