, f# h% I) o: n) AM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. D8 `; k5 x* T6 q7 a8 l+ M 5 x. R R. D( y: GL: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?+ R7 f) [0 k8 n, a" p
: [' Z8 Z9 j% k7 p7 xM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 1 J8 \! }, |. N) O* Q* m/ Y$ L. q+ ?- {2 `, q! ^- e+ P
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?5 [- G! ?" N4 M$ [
0 w% C2 |. ^" t. ?, K3 k( IM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " O. c+ @' t8 Y- ?2 F& X; Q8 K* h- D' @7 G- F9 {* \5 ~
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?. l0 }4 H) d7 P+ n! e
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms., g9 _& K$ Q" V, j& K6 x9 v& N
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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。) c6 k6 e7 Z7 S- p! n
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v8 n2 s6 ?" E0 h- y0 gL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!7 m* t4 q9 J& `0 J
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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。* B+ f& @7 _$ P) H& S* s" x% z
& _4 h9 e' N* t; E& ~, nM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 2 A* c! H; {& ]4 v- o/ ?( S , H( ^. t4 m7 y1 n* d* f; SL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ! I% N" T U; n9 n- F4 h5 K6 J! L- r : A4 L! d) V' ^ I' G) h1 R/ lM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.# P' x/ ~: ?0 E* t
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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? h9 k' P, D& m$ B% E" V" O2 t/ @+ M . D5 K2 G6 B9 K8 `4 k6 G/ hM: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.3 u3 f6 L" `: ~/ e% o- k" h
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? . e) L) }+ }7 l; L! |0 E- a2 v A6 {& x9 U
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 " i8 ~6 C( o6 j" M: V! d- K, n" o4 F" z0 U* t
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.! S! j5 u1 x0 ~/ K1 j
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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. 1 f: Y+ ]9 C& c7 _ . V) u0 C& E, G7 s% B: v' C- SL: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?. E" R) U8 h3 M) Y5 O# Q4 Y
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