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.- S/ K: H$ v! }9 L
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 2 ]+ J) U- ~' w8 W. b& c. i, V6 l# c& u3 X! @- M4 R6 s2 K. ^0 _
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 8 g5 l" W) O8 Q ' j1 ?# I! N' U' C# `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？ ! i) F* L5 F5 G* n0 ^5 K% v- s 3 X' {1 C- j5 b$ JM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.( A, c" @2 m4 m" [+ y2 Q: L
' W* q/ p' P3 S, M1 [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？ 0 `; f( e% N" Q" ?9 k# |9 T; e; C, O: v
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ' b* W* `2 O. b2 q ?) z) f M, n( d$ j' v9 H
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? - P+ P! s r# B+ j1 f0 W, E7 _5 r7 F' w4 t! E+ Z' E+ S( e( U
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : R+ u$ m# `' o/ |7 p* i5 S ; q+ t2 ?& x1 s- W4 s0 ?/ lL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ & U3 A: `4 W1 L% U4 s! A6 ?& A4 U: q7 z4 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. + H& d. V2 i( `+ O2 t5 m8 X% R: H" u: Y8 W r* T
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？: h3 ^: F7 s$ C q6 o1 p
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.4 b/ Y2 `9 x' y) d# Q
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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。8 \4 f- A/ `2 v5 L6 T' I# ^
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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. 9 q3 B: o8 h0 A u( _( R+ e, X; r" j2 J! N% G$ J
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ j: n; J. P$ R9 Q" I; u% g& P5 y q$ W" \
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 1 F1 x' E& u- B3 [9 z l1 K5 H: |: F& m- b
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。 ( e8 e& h4 D) T: B% c# J: b, w" {" u
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are." {9 h6 v* t9 ?0 D% H' v9 f
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？, s7 K4 d6 v& l% ]5 ?
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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. & N2 m1 ^2 o% B9 q5 Q1 o8 v1 {/ F* i5 Z; ]1 u; N" ~2 F6 s
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？4 U, K1 N7 m0 b+ o$ E
: W( ^" ^ f: z) C A# p) kM：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. / g% f* F3 @& a! L& J5 Z9 }2 _# {: l0 D
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？- I! q/ k; O7 y- C9 Z1 p9 v- \4 Q
1 q3 a% T S/ U$ ~5 SM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?0 y. j1 j6 a! g# c1 d4 |9 [. f
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。6 i0 X9 H, V2 M0 y& _0 U+ t
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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. * T' o2 s) S8 H" T2 ?9 f) X' _; K- I2 a% q$ {3 o% }
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., q& M6 W0 _* L+ U% N6 z8 i
$ [7 T) B- x+ ^/ q# y2 a4 `) V6 y; TM：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. 4 N2 H9 q- l% T6 l R, L J4 V& n9 @9 k* M
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？# k0 a. z, L9 x) v0 i5 H3 E. H
" S J6 J" v* z3 }2 s2 jM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! _4 ?. L" T7 z. `* @: u
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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。6 E, f" G4 h+ l2 c x2 q1 }
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