: }- o1 Y. p6 e# E% AM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.5 q3 n* H4 F1 G8 c( c; R5 O/ m
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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？ P3 u+ U! f1 s9 {7 d7 a3 |0 E, c7 V9 }! L. o
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. - M2 |7 V: J$ ^" o9 I5 E+ `! C* K% e! p2 t6 h
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？1 P7 L5 k* l- E
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 4 y% G( W. Y/ @) m1 m1 o% x, i- o( o" |0 p% ^
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?2 m/ F) n* N- \; |8 q* g
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted./ y4 A0 J' `: {
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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？2 b* x# c9 l- z, ~# u
6 \) h2 V: B7 |9 v, GM：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. ) B2 G+ }& O* u R3 e8 r, k$ Y; Q7 ]" z
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？" @& f& x7 h4 ~. W' D% d
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.0 k9 T) V9 Y; F- ?# ~) M
" q, }' }5 D/ V. w7 X, V, r; ?+ dL：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。' | ~1 ? ?0 b2 B I* i1 o
1 A3 G' j2 X1 b- O. n$ u5 t* [M：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. 6 d8 w3 X8 `( y9 q$ q& O3 e; [# y) X% n6 u
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ; L/ @4 d9 {2 l5 N! b 3 ^" e8 X8 E1 M1 x& S: hM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.5 @; h$ r: u$ c# b- R4 y( ]
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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。 : f, q" o9 h+ E' Q 9 j5 N. N# B( e- S n# XM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. $ t8 Q1 h$ {5 @: f/ i( g6 k* y; \" D1 ]+ S# O9 ~6 C. a* [
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？% M% G0 }/ Y* N
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M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. / N0 I. y$ C* ]. W1 M) i0 O & m s# c% H$ P: k2 ^& Z! e( p! AL：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？ " |: t' n" d' B) a . K& b$ y; s% Y, mM：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." }. ^/ }6 t( G
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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？ Y: z1 s5 F4 }9 V
2 Q/ m" C0 X. j" V+ qM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?) T: W& f \4 ]4 D! i: ~
1 w% D% k$ T h3 L6 GL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ' t$ P9 n: x" c' \1 v ! T' Y- ~3 a/ j: x4 TM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.. \. J. i8 n7 D* f* S$ B
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' [& ^! P+ p8 d0 yL：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？ % x0 e2 ~& u; c: a: H# m % e, I6 c* k5 D# n9 GM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! a2 D( N1 `! [: c- ]
! I, Y9 V- ?/ r; k) a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。 8 }$ }5 v& i! u. o% F$ ]7 d y I 5 T) `/ D$ z' \! N0 C1 ~Audio as following:+ z2 L) |2 z9 I* N' a
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