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. 9 S8 s6 ^6 F) v3 p ' ^) k" q) v9 U+ D# gL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。( ^6 u. D# ]5 ^' ?+ r. e/ v( ^% x5 ?
: j/ ~$ n! h4 B# MM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ! B- y% o1 `" y: F; g: v d* V2 _! ^1 ^ B+ M
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？% j- c: C8 c+ M! W* a0 O; K
/ a' F7 V/ U4 FM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.$ F, X8 H4 B, ^5 D
# m- f/ \) j5 }, L7 R5 eL：(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 i! F- w" Y3 @* {& Q % C1 Z' }4 U" \, D2 K9 `$ DM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.5 C4 n1 @: }2 p: z# K6 I6 r; q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?' f. B7 n6 P4 e/ F7 h
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 7 Q3 l" w7 k" {% ]; I" U* q; X, _( T h/ e7 c
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？# J+ J J) _# C- E- C+ 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. Y2 I) w/ r L0 a6 x ( Y/ V9 G% e2 H( OL：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？8 D- W. C, n" @& p/ D9 K
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ! R0 ]! {! e0 @1 x0 W$ `8 W, m' h& L U* p, T3 O( U3 ]' o
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。( j/ h1 D, L; q! \
3 G7 O# L' ~% ~: \& m5 M4 nM：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 e F, v% ?1 W; q
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ + J4 u6 z; r: g0 C. w# t # A! U* y3 K8 v6 ?3 q& OM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.2 y% f% m. }: t1 [# q2 M
' p8 g; k9 ^+ zL：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。 % X% C- m! F% K' V: X9 U! M1 O' T3 |) x' U+ N4 X% f5 j
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. # o2 d# y2 |* A: s9 C6 O( I& _ R! }. n& M
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 0 \# p, {4 m2 E7 a% }, o0 m( u+ z
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 2 A; `8 J- s; |2 R1 E1 R! _ 9 K! q7 |% L% V) f2 ~: l( FL：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？; h( W1 O3 l! \
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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.7 ?( e0 @' B2 b8 H
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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？ ! }+ ?* j* ?3 ^3 e+ j' M0 c H3 j; ?9 H9 e* t" j
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?& P; E' G. J' k
$ h* f+ l/ |. p4 g# a# e3 UL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。/ R/ [& ?% X/ _+ P' b
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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.6 u. }( l4 ^7 n* X7 O6 z
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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 i O7 L0 `: h/ F4 J* F; b
8 l4 z/ }0 Z8 A. c! h# O3 E' ]) o. wM：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.3 d k( t/ T4 w& c
( ?4 G7 k7 O+ ?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？ }2 e. [' s/ t# @, X/ l: Y
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!- O$ q: m: L/ O$ g+ b
) l/ \; f; |6 W6 X$ |6 f- g1 _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。 % z+ W8 y6 H. M: g3 W2 r) ~: }( u- I; i0 U" ]
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