8 W: K6 R4 ~4 X1 \M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time./ t& n5 t% E6 c7 ?
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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?3 e1 Z W( E# u+ e0 J% l
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 6 J* [ B" N" n ?3 \& u9 g0 k) m/ E2 O7 m
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? ) N( R3 J1 b; n/ x: T! a& g) Z# x& N: h# p$ \
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' n* O- @$ P( c* f: |) @6 ]
- I4 S. `8 I. oL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?. o6 s5 ~+ r& q
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., J. @: A9 d R$ P: M7 f) X
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.9 ^7 m$ T0 b! w& |9 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。 + r4 a8 L: V1 @& p0 E) k$ d . p! q c7 `6 }; e* f" f+ tM: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. * J9 ]/ x* z/ e$ x, m% a5 ^! K& C1 |4 @0 G$ q: @ Y
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! * D& I8 B, S( @" r# W0 j. _/ M) [9 j# S+ ]0 T) T
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.# P7 y$ P5 A9 J( u: v
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?8 J0 \! ]; p7 n: `) h% l2 U4 D0 D
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) Z$ h' y0 S6 k2 E3 G- p! D/ pL: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? 5 Y$ w) r, M1 ~7 N1 j 8 a/ R- Y# X6 Q9 k7 xM: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. 4 r0 H# l, G+ ?1 n( o, z, O! t# E$ Y: d. m) G
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?0 C$ n" D v; Q! }
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?/ Y- F' c: W! ]7 O5 c9 J1 R% F
: f- R% B! ~. h4 A1 eL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , C4 e* W; z# Q l+ | / R$ C0 t% Q& T% D! `$ JM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. , M" y. A X+ q/ N: G( f* H3 m" n+ d, t, i
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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.# Z7 e3 b, f3 M1 b
' g& O T' C1 s9 [0 V% Q! T. v$ ]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? ; `( |" q0 f; h, y3 K' u; j; j3 c5 a. J3 `) p* _; U
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! ! W' t, H9 c4 N/ r% s0 I- C7 j* l( D
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。+ X( C% w9 R1 ~' z
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