" h b6 c5 y7 W4 m5 _, d/ WM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. + e9 `- Y) Q2 d0 ?% L2 i % x! C' r$ ?* U' m& yL: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? : a7 z3 l8 b6 B2 j1 }4 W" u% Z! ] 0 ~% K) e% q7 [9 U2 eM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. * O4 c' Y1 X" e+ M3 s) ]- f5 i3 V& y ~! z
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 i) A4 l# ?3 a6 ?* D e0 D3 @. ^+ e9 m0 s% j1 [3 f2 d+ y4 N R
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. + n' Q9 a! G4 V! z9 c4 @# z0 E: n/ G
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? # O+ c4 t4 U; Y P/ ]9 H8 ^6 w5 E, y( r/ Q2 L) T
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. - d Z- M8 E$ \+ O 4 @8 f2 N2 ?6 A2 ]L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? / N. `2 K/ [* I& H; z8 T: L2 v7 w% Q$ |; Q: F8 B
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." W; p8 s- {$ X" f' t! J A* H$ Q$ k- F
$ c' A g @; D! D X% j" pL: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? " ~5 m9 q/ |0 s6 I " ~! b* f' L1 Y0 y7 A# g, BM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.$ ~3 W) ~9 v7 Z& @
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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。 A. p0 v! Y. F" M 3 a" V3 R! U6 ^ T! s9 \# y! E6 C( fM: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. 0 k5 c% x# K$ m$ d- ~; h2 h3 L! S' y9 l8 o! O5 G9 M) \
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! ( D# i% G& e9 y5 N7 _! }; Y6 D: O4 k4 t1 a6 _
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L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 9 d3 ^, H6 i P$ R & c+ x% X& _0 D3 N, KM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ! F2 i% P' P2 m ; F+ T3 G6 r3 fL: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? & k5 f# o" d0 a7 u) T; R4 |' i 2 B. r1 [9 p! X( ]! oM: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. $ l! r# z' p, r$ V ) d: j- j, _) e6 u1 v$ mL: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? 7 z1 [' k) u p6 D0 ] E: j / q- t' u) n8 J2 y& ?" G7 SM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 ~- K, B: h0 O8 J2 m
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. g& n5 `, W4 jL: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. * a4 }4 d* v* l, D1 t0 j/ C) P- y 8 s! f( E; n6 u# j2 D6 CM: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.( ]7 G$ f) z7 R* p8 a
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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? 1 N) I3 _$ G& y* w ; u, x. ]( V) R/ YM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 x* a& P V! I8 D( e8 L4 p @1 ` : S* c, l* Q- S& o+ J* W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。' i) W* v7 r: G5 _
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