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. / a' J5 i( {. d& s& h ?$ _ a/ @" K% h0 O: n& CL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。; A4 D3 Z3 {4 J# |* r" S
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ' [* C& e0 n _& p 8 v/ I, s/ U/ s" M2 y0 LL：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？8 v+ d: e# m# z+ v/ t( a6 H
1 N% D% g( K" K5 v1 W: f: hM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way." P, O& D# R$ e. j# l. t
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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？7 f- g% C! L+ |: T! [
& [* g1 n9 u' z2 l" o% I0 XM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 {, A, K+ d/ t0 r" i
) F% k- j% B; X: g7 X+ z! GL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 3 E( @' a, ~1 M+ g" f8 C! t# D! c5 w4 V" z& t! H ?: K- i1 P! u
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.+ D( o: k, X# v
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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？! }0 J- P5 j* E8 Q, l5 N/ T
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.# Q: ?; o, T6 C* P+ |5 `( l7 ^! y
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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。/ k6 s' U0 Z! H. J
: E" N2 w9 I/ @8 |7 t! _6 JM：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.7 R0 Y- T9 D) P$ `1 F# c
# K% n# J; C& \1 `8 C; v: }- MM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ; S0 u" u. s k; I! W ) D& j( A, K( q$ E4 t, WL：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。2 h) T, x1 q; V3 P* w' D
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. # M P7 ]5 g+ ~! k3 `* _5 Y1 w3 b8 J1 K, V
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 1 Z9 E0 x" i A% u/ n/ [' F7 ] ' _: ~4 B3 c8 ?M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. . m4 ^ W5 k& @3 z3 a+ G 9 j+ Q' }+ N; Z: J7 k% l8 zL：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？ 4 P" k/ Y! z% W R ) T& W/ U7 d0 n! r0 u5 M; e6 J& zM：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.' w; z- A4 O5 O @; R3 @$ k
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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？ % y/ o; _0 v2 F% @- z2 J4 v" o" p% V ' K" Z% Z) [: Y; u. ~ oM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 9 Q$ ?6 c- }. T3 @2 A6 L + G7 R, J0 ?! p( m- ML：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% z2 M! @) S9 S* L
) L% Q" j3 ]: J5 |M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) D" r5 L7 d& V' f
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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. 8 g# U9 h; {8 Q% W. W/ C9 W7 N - R [) j0 M& ]& G* C! `) o0 \, Z4 nM：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.8 n3 Y% F% |: O) {) _
- ~: ~5 T5 S. B& T' F3 U, uL：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？; a7 u; e# k% O3 ?+ H7 `
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 0 \1 e7 Q# F) s) f- t2 d6 h5 `0 c! U" n4 i4 n# [
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。 ; Y/ Z5 L& M) [4 b4 }' x 6 s% M: `0 b( a' Q( N! GAudio as following:0 j9 g; c. m- `- z$ x2 L
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