W. b* b5 }; W8 i5 x4 o$ _( BL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 3 o) h) w% w" w7 s6 `5 s + H) Y$ o9 x2 Q% A+ A& o* a; HM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. E' A D( g1 d5 K9 i
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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？7 J% f+ c' i# O. J3 ]" r
9 v2 Z# O. E3 x0 T! e9 T1 SM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ; E3 F0 B+ g! `5 M( p0 Q. X3 f( u$ P/ b* f* M: s' S
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？0 X$ H& }; e5 W. E7 W) r
% m% M$ W0 W" kM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.# R8 G6 g y' p1 E* U: r1 g, E
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?9 r) m- G- T. J& H& ?. |* @5 C2 I
: Z( D8 Y$ O% a* c5 C9 H6 RM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. . `/ u1 ?. W& B3 [* |; F: d3 K( w7 S( {3 ]
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ , y2 a1 Y, I3 k! k3 U. o* }- A+ F- V. O9 S" `
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.* D4 t) u) ]* ^0 P
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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？ ( R: Y0 a5 ]: O, d1 \' i, j, m$ K' w% u0 z! ?
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. P0 }7 ~) C$ r {% W) f
0 M6 _, g# e- q7 X* GL：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。3 J8 v( C9 R' T8 ~7 W
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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.9 W* [5 n, {! ^+ g; E4 b
" O- a* c" h- Z0 I: C) m6 dL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ ! m- n( V4 R0 A; Z- Y; }- g$ S4 F$ U2 u- O& t
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: J$ v+ h" E2 v$ p" O2 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。/ W( u* V$ w' J" \3 U3 ?
" d: l# _( y3 q' xM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 2 A$ v5 S- x) ^: H 6 E+ d, h: H- E& c; QL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？0 M% Q& Z2 Y) V' V1 A/ A: [& e
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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.% i; s8 G5 \/ `# p" p9 U
/ `% p9 j# y# ZL：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 _3 T5 r( ^9 C2 J3 M/ @! ]9 b- Y2 j ]) j7 X' o3 m" f
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. 7 `: @" Z5 [& y4 q : G- {+ t# T# bL：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？ 2 {' h' a6 `+ q2 W: k/ B0 W+ y( B1 _, t( y6 I( p
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?2 l- l# j( t5 }
( _. o! z. E4 j' _; U9 j/ W) YL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 . R8 Z. T; J0 ~! N# Z4 |, y% p7 X& v) g- W1 U
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. # \" r+ K" @: [9 x) x, G9 T$ e( C9 ~: a! [# o& ^
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.# k3 j7 R' S% r* v. |0 T" e {
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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. * B& l8 M1 D& P0 p* S" B % n1 \' z* N; Z7 L1 ML：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？ . q: m) L, y. q. C$ V6 n" L* e/ [* ?* |! Q+ c, S
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!% q/ j, b' ]9 v
. J2 @. D5 @. S* 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。6 p: y3 P5 H, K$ t3 F9 N
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