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. 5 f1 c3 q; B6 V' j; i 2 R, @# r& U: n8 h; qL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。2 y' p% G+ k1 s* {3 R
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.2 R' Q: R0 z* t6 [8 P1 V0 ^
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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？ / D) F2 e0 [" H9 O / M! r: K+ y4 p* k( H4 z6 O ?M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.9 C8 K0 Y* t: [: a5 N* f* N
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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？ $ A" D/ K4 Q" N' U6 ~ . F8 T" ^* [ p; wM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. . n( |. ] U% b( p/ S" a- X; t" Y# g V
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 3 ^* i. I( s4 R( e! p! @6 Y, i. `! q; }& f9 J, r
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ' X8 }% `. T% u' _0 {: [. X* g1 u2 D+ M* C+ M4 t6 ?
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 8 H! o) e9 [/ \8 {; r4 Y0 h% C. C9 I , T7 H; S+ Q" uM：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. : S g! [2 e8 I4 [6 P" y7 f& k# k0 N0 F$ o: E
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？ - _4 q2 J8 `7 J: Y ! ]: G. ?% T* cM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 6 _; f" Y; d$ j* i ; A9 u& @) d/ M& `4 oL：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。 3 G+ b/ y* p9 ?. o2 | . w4 R j% g- X* Q- s6 ]M：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. % k! S/ v; D& u- H$ C) g/ L8 v5 C/ [6 g+ f
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！% J. v' q" C6 ^! K1 i
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip., I# B' i f# n0 Q+ ~9 M, J9 \* a D
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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。! u0 \8 T7 y) ^' U! P( m
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 3 L$ t1 X' s7 Z! i$ Z , Z# ?% f0 ?4 @5 n6 SL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？) T; {: `' `& R/ m
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?! D {$ Z! `3 Q; \
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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. : K1 Q- W8 X6 w2 w 6 h6 J" Z+ h5 K4 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. G$ \! ^7 E/ a3 ^ b; N" ?8 Z
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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." M8 C6 }# y4 g, S3 L+ _
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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？9 ~8 l8 n, M8 r1 }7 V
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