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 e: [0 `% S7 s a* u( {. P- `' \1 W0 t
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。/ d$ }. s0 W. C- M
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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？ : p8 p. K) m D" {# M7 {& Z # b1 T$ J5 o( d8 j# ?" M+ _* m1 \, M7 VM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 E% G$ m) x1 t# r
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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？+ l3 [5 o$ z( f. M% K( `8 X# F
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : g& I/ z: P8 y; ?0 m , o+ g/ j! [! |L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?. J- G$ k) ^) L- K
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.$ o! D; A( t/ B4 O
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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？7 ^4 G/ K8 B; {) \( O
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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. " g& f6 W# G$ Y5 m' h* {0 g1 |$ b `, F6 R% S; D
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？ / B! S) k* F: f) d7 i `6 S& L1 f, E! o7 h
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ' I/ Q- I2 G' i/ h' ]& N$ p2 K" X1 p+ F2 v, p1 p8 x, c
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。 4 g8 w) G3 ?5 e, W( I2 S7 O q4 L8 u" l# w# O0 e( @+ NM：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 ~( h/ X+ J# A / n' b5 K: \! l. U$ v! kL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 2 f7 Q$ {2 L g1 |3 { ( U5 d( o3 V; R1 K: e5 [, NM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.6 r6 U0 t2 M( A
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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。: u" {# V, C1 l& z
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. / a: D0 h9 z- n* V # Q4 K7 T' y- r- \* v9 _' r6 eL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？4 Q5 S' m7 Y1 R ^5 f9 N
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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. 7 ^* D" d Z9 L! n5 M 2 O: H* {" n. g) E p' mL：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？ 7 W2 R \- D$ _+ {3 C+ p+ v) i5 W6 h$ j5 R! J( N3 y+ d
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.6 _+ o. j( J, \' ?$ {9 U8 W" k
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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？ * `- \) u/ ]8 Z' r - B% V1 [" x2 Y, c4 yM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?$ p% `* _+ @3 E: J2 M; j+ `$ {' H
4 Z) c4 B Z% wL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。2 t& |" _4 q9 ^: Y% }- l! G. B, ?$ K+ | S
5 ]1 {& ^4 z) i2 h- ^M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.5 ], W: Y% Y9 @* R. N. e
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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.7 e3 D0 N8 X% S! }4 k, G7 d! p) M
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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？/ w- K; w3 D0 r" v6 s) W
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! - H% f5 D4 ?& y8 U& }4 E3 S9 z. [% Z4 P2 e
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。 + {* p& Y2 \" ]: u' ~$ B+ n" l + N% t9 Z% I5 L1 ]Audio as following:, i( d' u, K t
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