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. 2 ^$ B7 O6 Y- V7 |" \* t/ T5 B) c0 k- I+ t
L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 3 \" t% { B* W2 c. D; r, S+ e6 ~! b$ N
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. , v# ]7 x3 O( Q* t' r8 [$ h7 c4 C. h9 u+ G
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？ & s+ W) ~6 k! G! e! l/ [: |% D3 O4 t
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. % ~( ^3 O+ [- M3 Q4 N- a+ N ) s/ F) }4 l( S, [4 Q, R$ ML：(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？8 h3 ^6 {9 g. K+ S
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. I1 V9 W# N9 S# Y: D: P
' n- x# J1 f% D, X; F8 N/ n7 pL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? v$ L5 Y6 ]8 j 2 }9 E- L# ]8 p3 J. M0 sM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.& {6 }# r/ i; y# y3 o" 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？- x4 x S/ B2 i$ Z7 }
4 R4 }5 L: B, \# ]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.- ?) B1 e' [2 N( C
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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？ : F) k$ c; P! i2 Y' t& v5 G, H% s. N7 r6 A6 C, Y1 j G
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. / q# d& [$ Z, N- T% j : P, {! Z2 j" f$ g5 |; s6 u' BL：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。. l" A+ g% y. D
# ^$ y z t- D4 R( aM：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. " h+ {# Z/ q* W3 G2 X4 K4 ? 0 [6 I5 W& C) N& N" NL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ % d7 ?: d. R- V/ p* {2 v7 \; G# F; D$ Y
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.- G% _: z8 h9 |/ v# ? x4 Q$ m
8 r0 T; j6 o3 K" |5 L7 `L：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。 & Z; N0 `- h5 A( k7 t) X! F+ V# t$ l2 \+ M" ~
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. G. _# U* T1 Z# X + }/ X0 o1 }( H) z) D; iL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？0 D7 m/ c- m6 K- ^' C) s! A
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 0 t3 F' C5 R5 R" I g 2 G$ |# `! C1 a3 p8 KL：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？ 5 | ~' _" c7 U* p; v4 D9 ?4 G/ J' p7 N- Z0 K
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.+ d7 }! p: Y! H6 E" Y
( }: |6 j" B4 l" i$ P9 N6 HL：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？ , d' F( V3 I8 `, `0 w" ?* q ( f) n1 @" ], EM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?, E% f# |! ~& Y# y) z. _
, N$ i* j3 t' s( A* JM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.: Y7 F5 h+ T- G2 ~. r, `7 {) }
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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.% X" ~! h! }/ S1 V2 o
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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.) X; r% e" E0 W' ?
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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？3 h; x0 g& t7 s, Z* O
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! * Q$ U' Y7 ]( B' V" p3 A% W) U7 Z7 P6 M- P: 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。) q/ r3 t! O L
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