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. i6 Z) Q+ B% O, z' ^
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L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 " {2 D4 L! T" d; d1 P' t% z% f1 B4 r 1 B2 Z; @, n/ WM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 9 ?- p/ z& G& S1 `) ^- i& I2 J9 f+ b/ D; u# W+ C1 C1 z' B
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？& P# X0 a4 \0 j" a$ |. H2 Q
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 8 f1 e/ e& j- _" f4 X9 ?5 ` S0 D! y
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？ . K& I: |4 I. W; l0 G. x/ P/ ], B) [ H7 Q: C9 M# `
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 4 z3 K7 R' C* \2 @2 ^5 ^/ y + m& M* F0 J7 M6 t! DL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?! G& p. V+ e# q
$ T% W3 q4 l7 h) wM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. & _. c# L& ^% u0 j- t3 a8 P! W* g' t) E' T% X: g
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ I7 \% g2 B$ D7 D2 \
9 t3 [% |( @# ]' }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. & \2 v% x+ K, Q0 I8 k# l ( T* E ~2 K8 O4 s! r( LL：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？ / C4 `* u* q* V5 J% q" ?+ z% ? 3 h. T7 Y: z" f& |M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ; m8 h4 H+ _" c1 S0 s% w8 ]* q! U2 ?* w9 e i$ I) Z
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。 * [+ W+ J2 i& H4 h0 T" @ # n# ?1 t0 ]+ a; ]( g5 lM：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.: `+ B t3 q- D& E: U* L
) R7 E4 E# g G% gM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ) {6 {, Y, v# C, ]: b$ h1 C c# m3 |# c# X6 o# \
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。; q0 n( g9 P4 L5 b" x |$ ]
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. % y+ x* Y# m( C) X; U1 F$ j4 }! S& A& m2 o: g2 s) x0 ~4 ~
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ % q6 @% i# f; A- w: }" m; S3 u. ?5 m+ s
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.. W l6 D. D. E& P0 j
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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？ , o& H" S5 Y6 ]) c+ `8 m : A# ~6 O, E( y5 k9 g& M* FM：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. 9 P- d8 w/ s: q) [9 `. \& v m2 M" S( E9 k! E! H( y/ _
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？ " {# ~! a: D4 N, r5 n ( @' V$ f% W: b/ L" P; p" uM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?: e+ |* I9 k5 T, \& d# y2 ^
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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。: g* U$ {: Z) l% _0 v6 e
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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. 7 N9 k4 ]2 F8 b0 J% S: S3 x% s, q7 j' B4 |" A7 ? t
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. & a1 S+ N3 O3 I! s7 _: {9 A0 N- T: L1 C, q8 y+ U, |4 |3 b3 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？3 F+ e* V6 \7 T! j
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 s6 ]. I+ y; K2 h+ ?* k9 }! F$ ] h+ W; w; [ W
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。 , H: \6 B- m" ^8 b& N1 u. g% c0 L/ t4 d$ w; \6 j
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