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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？) `; Z7 k7 {6 ^# m( p4 i
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.0 S! \3 X. C/ r# @1 |
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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？ + P# |8 r' M X% k1 X, c7 L ; R1 A) C7 ~8 N5 z$ l, }6 cM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.7 d" k- }4 g- V; Q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 9 x+ v }+ A3 H( E* k+ e2 r 4 U" h5 x# A3 b' KM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 ]5 c8 V+ n/ G/ L1 }$ W5 |+ ?2 t" a6 ^1 ~: \3 F
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？% p4 e$ S' Q6 E6 `: y8 L
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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.0 D; ~. J* S9 \
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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。 6 Q* t5 M$ M( H' ~8 {9 ^ # x% U' I! a* e" G% KM：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., {- J* l0 v& O" K; X( ~' C" E
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！* q8 ^) c d; A& h0 F
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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。 1 w) L+ q& H4 }: v. B/ c' b* T# F9 h- W0 @
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.2 T2 \2 q5 v* K7 J/ U5 D
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 4 \# I& a, p, d8 S7 M9 r$ U+ l5 f7 r8 {* F, @% p8 @# f
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. % d' M& q" F) L$ @3 T! \, v0 V 4 }, N; F" g3 j0 y6 H: {/ nL：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？ 6 u8 `, e ~% t ~$ T$ y7 Y: M( {2 n5 ?) X" a/ N
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.: m" ~; S( A- h8 Q/ Z
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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？ ' @+ U. T% N5 c9 ?, x6 H, o" s7 C2 h
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 s0 A; u$ Q8 |9 Y
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M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.$ Y d0 h. S5 c+ F+ k) C0 N* D. {6 w0 }
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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 K( |/ ?' ^! |* s+ z ; j3 w3 w. C5 A8 _; g- _' JM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!" h( X' M; l6 s) U" a/ }) a
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