% O+ ?. q+ L' z+ M+ S0 N! z+ CM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # Z5 Y* [% F. @8 j1 c9 P3 ` - X- W4 }5 E* J, F; T: L7 PL: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?9 L. W. k8 W6 p
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.# K6 w6 ]% ?, `$ O' \" F- ]$ f
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?3 Q: q. C% F4 s( l! u1 Y- e9 B
B- E! V. P' W" GM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( ]4 C7 W: Q* U( d8 w5 d+ C& s2 l# O5 ] G
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ( I! z; L% e& ], v & E: n# x* b: y$ M8 l, ~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. & q8 J! X+ T. J( S/ Q' y ) j$ h! U/ C. T) vL: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?3 Y1 R" a1 [+ S) F" V& r% u
# c% \' u4 E" W' L, j* `( t& J, fM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.+ o" S& G" @3 g! x9 ^6 A
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! `! F7 N! e( x$ o/ mM: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. 7 k+ |" B" i0 J- n0 c 3 p2 @2 d- c `. ^/ ^, j0 lL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!* O! z8 Q) [) Y h
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. S% z- Q% u, w8 I- z# w v& ^) I" ]0 RL: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。 2 T* B4 V* l2 s- b4 a/ ~9 n2 M% u6 R! V$ N6 |3 f& I# J, y5 k
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.1 W1 r$ i# X3 G. S$ f! y
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ( J1 Q1 T$ O* x4 [2 K1 y+ r5 u/ L5 Q
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; S- Y5 A" k" I' W8 _) d. U! [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.( ^2 c1 c! k9 E
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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.4 l3 `0 I4 l4 R" G* _6 ~
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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? ; O: v. d! |4 v$ _0 S( c# ]4 u$ @" |% }7 r+ C4 z1 b- z8 X. C
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 s3 h4 o2 W& v* K4 x1 i/ c' |! F( o3 [8 ~; P0 r9 _
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。 . J }6 h4 K' @3 h: d, T! }, D : l0 E' f6 n1 y/ {4 \/ O' dAudio as following: $ n/ h7 F' m } r9 m# D4 T