) \9 v* d6 G! [ | L' fM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.9 x0 P/ |* q9 c' S4 ?" j+ _" h
+ a, @" v- A5 Q3 pL：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？. R/ y8 d: h* U |9 B2 h
5 t$ B8 |6 Q$ J& u# O/ W+ ]& gM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ' d9 Z; I0 F) ^2 A: g5 J- u/ g. k) S2 A$ v
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？$ r5 P& i1 S2 H' ?% t, a
* v- w& I! \% O! JM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' s5 K* u' Q3 V2 c6 F
- d2 S4 I( B" I1 CL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 3 R1 H3 B# W- K) ]- Y2 I9 H# A- |1 Z1 K) G( d& i) @5 }4 \- o
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.+ C! d- K. A( _2 R; ^5 I" j" a0 }
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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？ 5 H9 @& e M$ b( T/ [$ A( q) m- t& b 5 U/ r' q$ H8 v: I2 d5 O- h9 SM：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. ; q1 b( q4 `: q 0 C; G n+ ?- U: O- eL：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？ ( D" \7 x n6 y- }4 R3 ]- i2 m' P1 C1 _' B9 H. _/ a
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.; Z$ w* {9 ^* @8 A
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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。( D, v+ o3 x( j% [: ]3 ~. s
* i! \ G2 @5 L; iM：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. * K8 I1 A& w5 Y, P v! m7 ^' Z' B- ~3 p8 G5 x9 K% x. J' y1 {8 g
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ( w" k+ S/ h/ R ?2 Q& h5 g! M! H) V( N5 N; a+ E* [9 t- Y1 n
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 0 {( e1 i4 M/ L, @ , H; h. s" Q3 x9 `6 Q* o( M, h+ [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。' h) ~: d! S1 O+ J. X
5 j) Q& u* @: ^8 Z+ aM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. * A) `( |9 i; I, j1 z" t. A 6 q# `) p! `+ O$ p1 e7 KL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？6 q; Q/ {, o6 `2 X/ A
) W7 c4 W) y( l% l# b- TM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 1 ~, Y9 D( u7 j3 Q& N7 B, M 3 |8 W: _; p& O7 c, [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？7 c+ |- c! C2 |8 j0 h( y4 y C# H
3 O: K- r# U/ r/ i0 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.8 x/ c# @) \7 B3 j9 n+ i. m
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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？ 6 y/ E: M: ]5 ~4 s2 }9 N6 W6 b2 c9 |$ Y4 {8 }) O- r) ]
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 4 G b) h2 L8 [8 G3 \, S " h+ |5 w0 n4 }4 E8 K vL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 5 `! G' D) W/ r" B8 I) D9 g) t+ V F2 g
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.- N; m, Z, \" C+ D5 Z: m3 I
3 X* ]& g& B) }- I6 d7 k; IL：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. 4 X* I1 e% `; R6 m" F; Y% p $ r+ {4 y: r) e) M% f, e' c3 s, DM：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.9 m n, a! h7 R' F. Y0 N6 p" {
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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？ - `+ x# k% r5 u* E; W [0 i/ K2 O' v5 b, x J0 ~7 S; c% [$ ]) K
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! + r0 G1 b2 o/ T& R5 @5 b , |- A; F6 o: u) v9 L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 U/ a! R$ r: v" U4 ~/ J' Z- Z- V. D: V$ J! ^3 _* K% x
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