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. ! }3 ]* |" _9 t7 M 6 v* Y0 [* n9 ? }4 K- S8 s% TL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : S$ }5 z* a! J3 z- ?: M: a( @2 i5 v/ m' q% Y& W( a
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 8 q' C! L* ^2 e" {( v " p! L0 @* L! W, D$ a; b+ A7 L1 v( xL：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？ # W) t% a9 R `; N. ^ H( B & H" i& |. F% C' \( uM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. / g/ N$ ?1 i- V$ e! s+ W( H6 A5 x. B) D: ?6 X# I
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？ : b2 f* W* n/ Z% w. I0 N/ V$ k# B+ `! E& w# {# H6 m
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep./ ^+ c* I/ G( b3 Z* l
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?( C7 i( I# k- }" W
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.- v- _& j) W7 i: d! F
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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？ ' T1 m, l; D0 j( W& p9 ] c) @ 2 G! b4 s ]0 N5 kM：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.# R8 K. U/ b- x3 r. s
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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？ 2 M3 Y1 X& Z3 t6 d$ H% D) e. X* I5 w
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 W0 G' U% {" N5 j
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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。8 V. e' C2 \" E4 p( r
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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.+ s+ v' V5 a8 W2 G$ E* U5 p- e
- D0 Q6 M; v$ Y, d6 k8 Z* _% qL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ : T1 c8 l% y+ ]( S1 O3 E) ? 5 o% V/ }/ z: }' }0 O/ vM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. . {, J6 E7 S* S B3 _. e* S1 d5 a! L" ^+ ]
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 W2 c: C S5 c6 g1 |, T* Y
6 x8 K# H6 \% M, C- r+ G& PM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.3 q. O, d1 R' d) C
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 3 m8 _& [: z4 q- }: [" |) k3 Q3 X; N! j( W& v8 r. {
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy., F6 N7 R" P5 ^" U4 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？ 2 t% Q4 T( X) L% v' ]) z- {* w& ?
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. / K, @; u8 Y7 m o, w9 }8 K, O- F/ T2 g& n6 n, Q
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？ Z) z6 w% A; Q! M" t! y
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? * B( r' k% y2 g/ N0 m% ?/ r ; e* R! o0 E5 Q1 h9 [8 DL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 0 y D( W# j; n4 D% s8 J $ c, z K" C3 \' LM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion., O4 a2 U, R/ x3 K! S6 f0 Z3 ?$ o
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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？ 8 t9 b" I5 [" a1 v $ L8 O0 N& K7 _, b+ @8 g: {M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!! i% r. ?2 \2 h2 t5 N3 G) K; t
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