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.7 M" K b* @9 B, v! {0 m5 }7 b
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。2 {! v2 q J+ g1 o" l# c
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ; ~, ~: R0 r. Y F0 l) S+ y: W* g: w" fL：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？ : n; d+ {6 {# i : G5 m! @7 ~/ ~! C1 S2 OM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 2 S9 O: z3 k% E1 }6 D" N1 g : T8 a1 M7 p, A; `9 r( ]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？, Y6 \$ P/ P1 e' w
6 ~& Q1 r+ }; M* M( ~- I3 L* v9 ZM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep., `3 K/ r! m" H/ R% I
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 5 @- H( y8 V- B8 G( Z# `1 e5 d5 z f; F; X! o0 r+ l% d* T
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 7 L# x1 P- X" ^# R0 Z6 e 6 l$ @+ M$ a8 V$ F/ I5 O( eL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？0 |0 s, d' G( y" M. o# A8 M
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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.0 }3 L1 E; ^/ z' h9 O- `% B
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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？ ( B1 G9 p( L+ S 0 {% m+ _; H* g& cM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ( f4 Z' {$ [1 [' N d3 B0 f2 e. G5 G( H. I4 [: G8 \
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。 ; ?, }' A5 r/ p 2 N7 D' H7 W! X+ cM：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. $ T$ q. R( h8 e 7 ?4 K+ M8 ^8 C2 t( J; r" P/ pL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ m% W* M: c/ @6 I1 l" j7 E8 n
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.6 R4 f7 i4 _( H, W
. i; K/ C7 L8 P. j3 ^9 LL：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。 8 ]7 Q/ I9 K' A 7 x" ]; [' D2 b R) s% c, c, BM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 7 l/ N) V3 j H* { p# w$ o1 Y" ~ c) b. E6 DL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？5 z/ {6 k9 X4 E6 w! r K
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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, X4 n9 {0 i* _
2 M4 g" M: b, k/ e, o* YM：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. - C8 f0 E/ i6 s% N/ V. S/ \, f, _" ^9 N8 `' i' H+ `2 c2 h$ T
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？ - A8 u4 ^# q" L( M 6 O6 v8 |1 `- I* M5 Z- oM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? + V, d# k1 C7 y/ x% u / M+ l7 q* j- `( cL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 6 [/ ^3 }( f( x, g9 ]! L2 o& ?2 d8 ]% r L" o: x9 H; {
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.! j# f) d j9 r% M5 w: B- e
/ J" A' ^. x" r) ^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.% Q6 v! y, p# i g# R$ C
; q; y" o& k P+ |9 h# UM：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.2 U3 B4 ?+ D1 G3 g
# K. Q! d1 `8 P# |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？ 0 m- d. a9 V# Z9 [6 t " s! V6 r+ j# l9 Q" l4 NM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!% z$ f* {9 L( R, O' B4 \( i
# T) }1 l9 \- m6 O% p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。, H9 {+ q0 J$ R7 `
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