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.% N) a' \& h/ I- m2 v+ O
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。% U( V7 k$ U; t
0 Z' y# f3 }' o* h4 y6 u1 w VM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ( A6 P0 y! R! s' j5 e. z4 n1 L# f# ~2 s
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？% Q+ G/ i8 m: s9 _- k! q
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( \; v* [2 Z: o- t1 W S, W# G2 d/ [ - q7 e5 k5 U. o/ \. Z/ }5 lL：(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？, O. q$ @! K( ^- F0 ? q! W3 G# ~8 e" O
( L7 Q5 V1 i1 r" ~6 xM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 W. n- W q0 [% t$ K
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 9 {* |1 l, L0 O, K# G! Y& `* r$ p" B' C# j }
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. " ~/ A3 I; M7 b | 5 i# x: r, `+ }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 t( a1 \6 K, W- Z' c( J$ z* d9 p* _! h
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.# M3 `+ ^, ^7 V3 G! k
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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？/ `. V1 v' ^' I+ o8 }$ U, S, S0 ^
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* @9 ^7 Z4 p+ r) m
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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。# A9 B8 S+ i9 x
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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. ; Y1 Q7 f' O7 v" U+ `+ n & N2 e3 @% N k8 zL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ! y& n/ y7 a d) c2 Q5 J# b 1 {% a; v3 H: ~M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.8 S( Q8 Q, F1 Q8 R7 S: Z7 {
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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。 / }7 V7 E( S# M! l- m ) N7 [' k! s# }$ b' h- kM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. - Z/ P4 h: `) B( i0 Z 9 _$ }- ~ f* U$ n, e) [L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？0 U7 z e6 c- W* V
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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？ " d3 e* M) n% D+ e. Z l8 y* I5 `) |" `, j5 c6 w1 |* y8 V
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. 3 ^7 D8 R% I5 t5 O& s% `( l# k6 j9 r, O
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？5 k. S) g$ r4 M+ [- n- N& ~
# _" q/ ^, ] Q2 h( Z. kM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 8 w6 {6 P: r& F( a" K9 o- n6 M! v/ l) L$ D
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 " M* V& U: a. |# v' A/ c ! {, W' I- |% ~3 o6 `) T7 F$ TM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.' A3 K, T' F1 N- O7 @
: v% F7 l1 ^# i7 Y' @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. % Z7 @* I C1 E! j/ x; G% l ! w# P# U T6 n3 iM：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.) I) m3 B M' ^; j" Z, n
9 N" @7 v3 r" t$ B1 j) VL：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 X) t2 m) V# ~& W9 ~( w; L( Z. `( J8 H2 j2 |/ }9 W9 ~( t7 y
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 8 _; a+ r1 g# s& |* A' `: k& X0 \! {: Y9 b. b
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。 ( b" A" D6 J$ Y# J9 c# }6 A3 o' o , |* X! t4 n9 T1 \( FAudio as following: ' [3 s( D. {- E: ?" r8 |
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