' ^: ?# C# p4 ^1 Y) F7 l; CL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。) Q8 E7 N* \$ D4 |
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time./ v) V. g% F3 Z1 D" }
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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？- Q9 F! ?' m6 B% d
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. `1 l9 V2 D. B8 j- m
6 J+ o+ ^; h( {6 x0 W+ n& gL：(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？& y" Y4 e) s- t& r1 i% p
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 9 F. d5 A# s8 M# h( C* ?, i2 u/ E! ?2 S- J, k2 O
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?, V# p) j- s! B1 a
- _ s3 C& e( `# j) gM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. + P) b, X# H$ p @$ S" k3 s. g) {. ~0 X1 G* T1 k
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 3 I/ t( y: {" y, v" e( ^* C" x Q$ @9 ~2 X! V% \/ ]
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. : R7 S4 H( Q1 X& f0 P& r. c* B6 ~% c$ e3 M% I
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？ " b) ~& W5 m8 n; _! O# ?! c! X) Z! k/ U2 f
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 5 v& H8 \+ E2 H' m' S; R, m8 M1 O3 f1 H
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 F) w% |8 {+ R) M6 R' v 5 l4 }9 B2 l1 K( u4 C: BM：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.0 z' D3 ~5 g; D& L' i4 k* V# C! [: k
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！& ^2 w& e: `. w$ l- E8 v
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. c x9 [9 [) a" ~
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ % m# \0 {$ d7 e- |0 [" R7 h! r N% m- A# r7 H' `2 N
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy." `" }7 s0 `9 _$ T. ?
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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.- \' W; v ~6 h( n" z4 g5 ?
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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？ % Z; g( q0 J! s; y/ K$ M5 M5 X4 D q6 p0 g l5 ?1 H" A
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? , B3 i) W' H3 E2 W - o6 W' K& k# i( m% tL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 / b/ N! ]; d- S. B+ n : F }- s$ i) O a. PM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.1 T5 V8 ~ G: ]
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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. 3 Y: e3 V ?$ }% J3 {0 |. x3 E, }8 a; P
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.; V6 n9 Z. z3 o, \% R
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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？ ! }* Q8 v5 ]6 g2 x! {* X3 A6 F6 j! f6 L7 `* d5 K2 |
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! $ Y$ b% m+ R% o' p; q ( @/ D3 z( Z6 N+ T* I( e/ Q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。& D1 e+ z- h! s2 t4 @4 e }
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