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. 9 l4 U, g( l6 |) Z ( L- U1 N+ s# p: _( ]# p SL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 $ K; }3 t) ?0 `* T' r6 \ 0 ^9 M% g0 d H8 X: u& R# }M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 1 b2 _" ~9 H, O. C z+ v# U! ]) u% d: ?# a
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？) e1 A6 i" ]5 S D2 y0 [
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.+ O; Q6 U3 o2 E b0 E
/ @& {: S% `+ ZL：(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？* j' c2 Z$ P* s
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.9 C/ e$ M7 W3 e
) d) U1 i: V4 m! {* ?2 z* BL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' T9 T$ ?+ d' b8 W. e7 E& R& o) v# i. _. N0 w* a$ n
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. k7 G2 r( b) O& z! [0 B1 W7 }$ P1 m0 R
+ ]3 D6 u1 L! E5 m) G, y- {L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 5 u( R+ o( t, _6 u* D' @ & w" M; G8 Q4 x# VM：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.! K# @9 d$ t6 D
3 ], W; P$ i( @' r8 J4 q1 ?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？+ j# B2 @' L9 I& r; R
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. # X& q! y# o- G+ L0 h D8 f) g, y: K7 y& s3 d/ X# yL：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。 / O6 w) H9 b3 ^9 L; w2 W' @ % R( p+ A3 @" B: TM：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.: C7 C9 L! L' D- T4 v
1 R q( u& w6 ?3 N ^; sL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！: o) Y" w6 {# v+ s. D4 u. K
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.( I% n- M( N' z/ E& I. Q
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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。1 c7 r/ C: v1 W' |7 C
) C$ ~* o6 g( K b2 f% @0 ]M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.2 h3 l1 k9 v1 B; l8 z0 F
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？4 U3 c6 j+ f9 x+ {- z
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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.; v9 G! W; z9 f0 z& N, s
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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？9 s- [. p4 L' r" j! |
$ i; B. q) ]/ t0 Y: WM：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. / ^* r4 S" M! x9 I* N7 V, B ! y1 e3 \$ j& a8 E' ~; b+ @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？. \/ p7 F; d+ u5 f0 V$ X
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? $ R1 l# J. [8 C ) r- B: j1 K: ]0 ]0 L- ML：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。' M$ L6 G: t5 h
* V+ i8 C' m6 d, D8 K' |* Z; NM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; i4 @9 Y1 l% B1 Z/ F0 F( ]) L. y & Z7 h2 B; E- m# i7 w& N1 C3 y8 dL：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.; x# h3 g+ @: A# d7 K E* ]
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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 Z# Z9 _3 c# }8 j+ ? e' l
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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 T- m; ^# w' j' x$ a4 s
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" l" X$ `9 s& j' Z. x3 Z. w
) O$ X" W. M' I$ {% I( i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。8 p3 p( ]7 _. @; j
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