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./ Y; n K' ~) b4 a" L) O
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。$ r) [/ f B" x3 d; H
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. $ k" ?8 S* ]0 j * B5 E( f8 _, A, h; u/ r/ r4 ML：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？' s4 b* o! c- c: t, a' B9 S6 e
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ' y/ `! z( X0 n& v C) r9 Q0 X" I |4 f" e3 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？ % a8 E A2 p6 @( |* X/ Y2 H2 f 7 ?: O$ B" t8 Q3 J! B9 s" O1 @M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( b0 D/ K+ O( @: Q' w
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 e" l3 Q2 b# f1 L% d4 f4 s
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.; W& N; y9 |! ^5 {4 n: W
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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？& x& J; s4 b) f: G$ q$ H
8 M- Z. w! W* c6 N& lM：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.0 E; w& E- W5 ~1 x9 u5 R, w# d Z6 A
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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 c- d* v' m& W6 U. v
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.; P; s* |7 y2 W( H9 S
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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. $ f( J1 R( z7 ~# e9 |+ Z- p+ E/ C2 @ _( X& i! a3 G+ h1 }
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ # x) e8 R: x3 s4 Z0 i# V8 d# ^" U) T: ^! K; z
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.& w# F6 \' m/ g) ~% i( N+ A1 ]) z5 g$ R
7 b+ T4 D8 e, p( oL：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。4 v2 k1 }: e) j6 t2 `, Q. A8 X3 k$ V
9 \: K. _% i8 z8 o; m) l6 ~M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.8 I6 C$ v; N, y5 C1 f
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ + i5 |8 D# U$ b. m+ }9 m/ X8 F9 ^, k+ k; N. A
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.% D v# f* S* w
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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？& g% o$ T! l- M* B& L: z
u( R2 R# y* M( A |8 b/ S6 AM：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.( ]; F4 r1 J! d+ i
; {5 S6 p( `5 w3 p9 i. [, k7 ^$ }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？ ' I v3 Z* L4 {% a' x 6 G: S1 Y1 |) c2 P* o: N7 IM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?$ a* G1 x" x3 U2 K. x4 K9 M
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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. 9 V9 b& b% k# z8 W8 P8 s - i+ z( Z. V" H8 t9 G& KL：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." y L* X6 C; J( l9 Q: }
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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. ' s0 P$ ^# R) p2 ]" S! j9 j, f" S W; A7 m
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？! {+ F: S, D# O4 U% f% x9 H. q
/ X- [: y2 V. T1 y; XM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! & X. [6 N( e4 G$ B, e. y0 a / L* U3 K$ r/ }3 g" I/ E" V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 B! ` W' T( n& c % t3 V1 b0 T4 h1 HAudio as following:7 Q; }& l0 ^* S( A
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