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% y/ _7 b; Y! GM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 2 v7 u2 B% \; e/ S5 P. h- _* @* F8 e( }! M
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？! P6 \& T5 A+ M6 h% n0 Y
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. w" I- g! \, o, O( g& F5 ~1 I w$ Y$ W/ _" q
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? 2 I1 C4 }+ k) v" T, W6 ?8 [! Y# k9 k
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. : v# L( M) H8 L Y8 [, b# i0 R( k% ` # p- _! V) X8 j5 y n0 jL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ - g4 H: U: s! i% Z( X) P$ t2 p5 E3 f* q6 H) }
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.$ s3 x& |+ y) Z
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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？ 1 G, j; O3 Z* M* y2 z. g6 K7 A2 F1 w2 I( ]* Y; W" `5 |+ v
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.7 z3 s3 N) C! f* J, g6 V- L9 f5 O. _; `
& p" O& Z: K7 a( H& C/ KL：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。, `# S F7 Y* d/ y- X5 V
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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. * e% Q. S. A. F) e. }& w% n / `- y9 B$ i) i$ [( R& wL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！- I2 }' P$ z' E& u q% x! H
( J) H7 C& _8 d; aM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: ~' x7 [- f& X
* ]/ b# l; H8 F8 j7 L% pL：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。% |; R5 }" R0 b, A' o- a
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.( Z) R% A; T- J3 f+ T
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 7 n8 s' [; u/ e' p, j- F2 E+ d3 C5 ^* T- 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. ( J& R: P- W2 r, j& ] - }/ m$ e$ l- }1 K9 bL：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 e5 G; y) e+ y" b6 G( Q
/ l, F! e( a Y6 c2 e3 LM：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.& P" V2 _0 W D2 r; k
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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？ " ]% t) w; m, f) r: G9 v5 {' Z; n I# |/ H) p% E
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 3 g2 T' N/ j* r# t# W2 |. h ~& K $ Y0 K3 t+ O* m) b$ @5 vL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。( L% E: W0 f+ ^
* e1 Y& |! g- C* W9 fM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.9 _& m! C8 N7 H( _0 {5 _ Y
6 k c% K1 Y: B) m9 T+ _2 n7 @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. 2 s. Q3 j k; C. @4 z5 V2 v- S; z" Y0 V1 n: B) O$ p! l' t- k
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.+ S- ?; H# X, d/ t
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