( s- V4 v; g; D4 K2 |6 h1 }M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ( {9 T2 d8 Y* ]% f' E5 r2 R/ w 7 [/ q2 D+ k% m' V& c/ E! zL: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?8 j2 k8 s, r, O" a( f
) O3 ?2 V" K/ h/ [0 C+ bM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 1 q( x+ g) H7 m$ ~4 I$ z( @& g . v1 n2 {- _3 V4 X. lL:(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? 2 f% f) C7 Q+ m) L$ b& E9 X- I. A& G( c' s& N- o) c
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.. a+ h$ c2 g3 W% J
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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. ( n5 p- @" x4 P# s- r $ L/ N% d9 K+ O# i. b) c5 O$ FL: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?. A( W" T S+ ?$ E
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms." F% H/ @( C0 ], c: i( Q
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/ a2 O& s6 e' S1 ~- b) z5 W M$ BM: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. 1 w, c0 x$ q1 X : K) \$ r6 P+ I& R) T" CL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!3 |, Y% {9 ?% l3 L+ _. Z
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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。 + b4 i/ B% \7 R3 K: F9 u4 Z: S& P$ ?/ n" H c3 H9 |
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. : ^! J/ o% T$ n) k2 a, A n ( U0 O3 q$ z! i6 f5 N1 JL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? . E5 Q8 z$ O, S! \ ! n4 @5 N9 N# K& u' |8 ^M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 3 z0 E o/ @5 D7 K, w0 I/ c+ n. c 9 J, Z9 H4 A3 i7 gL: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? 2 c1 n+ K* k9 c; L+ k 5 v2 W; P7 f. C* IM: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.% z& C6 w/ b; I2 k$ f) I+ P
" G' y" f. V' ?4 x( A% ]7 {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? 2 f; {" Y7 i( W& v6 x- A8 ]6 V) l; c0 x3 J6 F! a( m
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?; _$ G9 B3 ?6 c1 _1 N
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4 v; U0 e% S! n0 r) RM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 7 o( X; p& f/ ~' [3 p( w 9 @' x* q4 p# }/ q p+ x" tL: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.# H, G, d& J2 T! Y9 n3 L
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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? 4 i) W1 ]' ~! F5 t0 O / H' f5 T6 C3 q- `; N/ JM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! ( ], A6 [) n8 @: t* b# ] ! H8 h1 K4 u4 a" R1 K6 C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。) E6 W! @0 C' s
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