) r: D3 f: l: f% z9 yL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 8 _3 `) f/ [1 P7 U& B4 Q ( P5 a% Q' E! BM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( b( w6 u5 a0 f1 L! n' Z3 Q2 o0 v
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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？ 5 ^7 s/ s2 Y# H6 [9 T # y: S* D1 X' I' OM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.7 ]: |% p4 |) Q" `- H% F
' d, Q8 k0 q* E% ?% EL：(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) G1 c( p $ m' l' x, o- I9 k# c4 @M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.1 P0 |8 t" Y+ Z' v+ p6 r6 v9 b
/ m# c: o0 J9 j3 B# R( \& kL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 0 d* Q; t/ @0 B" c* P, I , }3 i! ~! {$ L1 V& @M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.. p9 r9 a4 Y7 `- C8 H
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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？" Z8 r+ \5 ]( V: q' M' r3 J
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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？ * x, e) {2 ^( C ( g- C! x( F: K2 H3 _2 s! @: Y8 jM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 3 A! S0 c7 I: F" }7 j9 {) e* s+ D" Q' T. e: q1 p. k* B
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。+ ~- P% f3 L- g9 c3 ?) ^
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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.3 {7 B5 v! l6 m( k( a: J5 Y
- c6 r( C6 O N2 IL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ . V Q0 s# m, C& t9 X, }9 S3 M% R $ r- Z0 k% ]* a* e3 |- p w+ Q9 b |M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 3 Q4 t0 I! s" g+ M2 C% N+ b" m2 T) K
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。) B4 x; u# k2 K; B" }3 `8 J; E
6 _3 G: a, l$ |3 V1 x0 k1 W5 [2 KM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 9 v: J H8 \% ]. |3 [& p . n, ]! K7 f2 K- \8 n* z4 |L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？: G& q* H2 W. M, H/ [8 e
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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. - S4 o9 P% M, h3 D3 q4 Q4 O9 i3 K - K9 ^: q4 R4 F8 qL：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？9 Y/ a/ u4 Q+ ~4 \) l' D! _) x; }
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & p, Q9 \7 _7 L" C3 t # N: J. e$ r B3 {0 Z, C# d/ ZL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 % S1 f5 L6 k6 r0 z . {- }( R; j" l' m) q! L v7 ~M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ' v* U C7 S+ R* Y1 P% g; o( ^) }8 e5 x3 K
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.+ K0 G- y6 G3 T9 G( g1 l
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! - j6 m7 R" s7 j0 X6 z( g: N' ? C Q# D+ u" a [& u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$ i) r% ^ g$ }! b
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