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.! \8 s1 ^/ Z' m, K
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。/ c' D. ~. a ]/ x
W3 u( m$ X- `0 mM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. : {) Z$ d m( a& L6 w- V3 p7 i0 K7 ?; |
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？: m# {( [ x/ B4 U. T
' U8 J: c$ i2 o' [M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.7 E i% V9 L2 g2 c% b8 L) b0 C
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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？9 C' k& X5 v, i
, Y) u- Y* w+ [+ p. d4 y& b% MM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ! a4 q6 t" |6 A. F. m : n" Y1 x4 I* m; FL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?9 q h- D/ ?+ p; M- P; y
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.7 i3 a& h* K+ d6 l7 x
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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？# r. D( }$ q% m3 i
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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 V% b- L$ ^3 X5 Z! E# a6 D, [3 ~8 D- d& B6 Q
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？ ( A2 |$ H9 W6 \* @ ; l$ `; s; \7 Q0 I+ C; d zM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. * Q/ C7 _1 l+ Z4 r+ Q" N$ n; L) Y: {) L# b
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。 $ Q6 T- d1 @3 c1 ]7 ?, q$ H' s ; R5 g% e9 @( @) r. _, G/ dM：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. 8 Y, s$ m. g, h' N, j& V0 l7 j. J2 v5 Y2 O
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ . n2 d4 i: v; N1 u1 i `- p' q4 }" ?# M7 a
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. * u5 ~" Z1 r/ s% {3 F8 O. z 4 U/ E5 ]) U& O e3 QL：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。+ F9 r2 a# d+ F% e% h+ U
0 y* L2 {$ q' q( A( B) JM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 4 _) G' }) W/ T4 p$ n) x- a$ C4 H5 V) Q+ u8 ]7 C
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？* P7 L' _: r1 P) N5 i2 G
; P+ P1 e! g C, wM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. } p/ r. d. g; K7 v: U
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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？ ) d) @& |( m% U2 J+ e+ j ; m7 Z& e- C* j5 W, SM：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. : ~8 N: v3 T+ Q; ~* k7 n$ d/ T 5 |8 B9 l( c. {$ k. BL：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？$ x6 a# A( T( S! p- ^' S
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & J" y* c9 m% i# \1 H ; Z, G* q- d0 ~; M9 b% X6 [0 T ~3 qL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , f6 k; a* }3 h# t 6 X( S6 G9 ~8 ~( s$ f& wM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 8 }* A' A( ]- D6 H7 e8 }( l7 h2 F ; B% `7 n+ q; S" ZL：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.6 J a: h! Q& q0 `3 ^1 K$ N% t
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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.0 _2 L1 E) J2 P' z* y; F
* c. E; J2 j" a* w( z% }( [6 [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？ " c+ q9 _: J' b1 x+ _) H4 p& R4 {" V2 @5 e1 ?' J
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!6 K: e% O3 ~! s
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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。+ c; Y! O6 f: T! w0 Y9 f# y9 F J# N
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