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.- `% \& V, a) x( z! V/ i$ v
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。6 k3 s' j$ Z5 b0 Y( {; ]. N& W- k
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 4 A! n& |+ T1 R6 W, ?: R8 N4 @ `! n5 ?2 o3 t$ o# n* ~5 Y- H
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？5 w5 p$ H: ^5 f+ K. _# F
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* @% \3 \5 E# I/ ~% d7 V
( ^5 e* n$ [. ]1 RL：(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？ 4 e; s. ^+ i7 i/ l* r 0 [- K, i6 ?" |$ c5 kM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 2 W, x8 L2 d: z0 F6 i+ U7 W$ g/ }
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ' M4 e5 _ Q7 }# A& }0 `% l2 i1 N( U( z
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.3 J. G/ _- X, L5 j5 e
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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？ . K. w+ ^( m# ?+ T. g+ r7 v4 I3 z , w9 U; G8 {5 I A" J( U6 \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.) n( |# r6 d o j+ a
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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？! X ~& ]3 B8 t$ B
$ g- b8 _( \4 G2 B" [+ wM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 t% f# g" `3 s/ e$ `+ _
|. Y9 @8 n g- xL：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。$ b% y2 Z, U. E
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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.3 v. s! H7 P& ~6 t# I+ [
9 d' L( K) H {* D% V$ I: vL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！) l+ o8 Y' [7 ]9 X' y0 S
1 [: I7 B) h5 V: TM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 0 i* a# X; r; q2 ^0 k ( x" ?( w; {1 Z" TL：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。+ m. P9 H! D$ T0 x
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ `2 n0 x ]/ S
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？! Z! y7 X+ ~, l, X3 I, b
+ l/ y) |8 c0 R! u* V+ d3 CM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. . m) `. X6 L0 o " w' d! k, }3 P" _) U! NL：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？ ( U+ O5 z* G9 U0 @0 _& U1 y8 |* ?3 v( E) Q6 A4 Y1 ~' X
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 i" V3 x# O9 z2 b4 f6 R8 x / N8 o3 y0 _8 q4 }. k4 [. ?. QL：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？ 6 L6 K: a# l5 v, s& e / K( W: I2 j+ }. H3 ~' LM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?! Z; I' X- \) n8 K( j$ _4 `& ?
/ ^2 M0 D; q) N+ T0 o% fL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 H; n6 L8 I% q s
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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.; s2 m& I( Y$ _: I% E9 y' V
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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. $ ~0 c9 v. o- g+ J$ G$ q( @ " ^. e/ _1 ^. f: V9 [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( `& C2 n * z* i+ B) O3 j3 f( U0 iL：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？ 4 x; l# s8 n9 Q- D3 a3 z6 P" s: o7 E
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!1 n7 Q" ?0 I0 b5 o( }
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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。 ( ^, [0 R) l* `0 k" ]0 K! a* G! m( [' @1 j
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