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. " A0 R8 Q4 w: ?* J2 U1 @9 G2 B/ Y5 w# _( r) L- l4 d( F6 x
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 + R% ?1 l3 S. s% X" Q; [( L c7 O" \% n+ ?2 w* G7 e
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ) A6 N! A" H* r7 [, Q 7 X+ \! b2 |2 j& kL：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？9 r6 u& P% g+ j3 B
2 ?- K/ e: m: `; R+ {M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. : o2 ]& m; k6 y1 o 3 U5 v$ o# m2 hL：(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？ 8 u9 H! ~; e: b& _2 p 4 a G, W# ?) gM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep., o6 G: T$ s, \0 {9 b" u
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? / H) r. [) l" I% A3 f$ _8 u& o) b
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.0 h3 ^. f& D; \, b+ y2 A0 D
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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？ $ K1 G8 X; \+ y" _% E4 ], @ % u. p e2 F3 T: R( F1 kM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ( L& X% N' b, I8 A 8 F0 c+ i+ x& @2 VL：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。! g4 X$ K% h: U* N8 O
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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. # ?# ]2 h3 ^1 C! ~ c5 I ( |- n, h6 j$ n% s* z" \+ F b' CL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！: [/ Z3 n. N+ |% @7 n8 j
7 @; J( W3 h5 T0 K I2 iM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) }! B' D1 v; L$ Z
9 u: e; Q. G1 I6 s: TL：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。( D5 f0 q3 ?. B1 V) _
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ n! v7 D( m7 U5 U( k: C
' ]' `5 E0 A5 V3 TL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 5 c+ C4 U9 H1 x 1 d9 b- v- T5 u2 N9 VM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.' |, S8 F t9 F
0 Q4 W$ P3 e' I- t% hL：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？, T! g( k0 C9 {+ K9 |
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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. 5 C8 m J+ e# `7 A& T0 A1 a* K6 ]: n0 K3 j5 f
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？ 9 }5 ?4 C, J) M) C9 F ( l; f. b+ T+ t$ d9 R' m3 ]4 \! dM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 6 X( q7 I) l6 {. E5 n * b2 S8 u1 X. x( QL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。$ o' t% T8 B4 e! Z: k N
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. % |& t& m: ^7 m$ \, c3 Q9 J' j' y% Z2 ] ^6 O
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.8 D5 t; F+ Y) h3 E6 l( R# R3 b
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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.. @$ m* I; Y4 n' x8 W s3 W
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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？ 7 c' G. r- n% ~% @6 w" L6 W W; C( }9 S; l3 P' x
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!+ C- q+ [: \7 e$ X. X
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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。 - n3 f$ c! w" Q4 Y9 X& m" u3 y+ r; r3 P* O0 Q5 {3 a
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