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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. / s) Y" P# v2 H. y j8 t" `6 C' a# J
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? - _9 e9 V' R: S7 Y. n! |2 z# n3 J/ M$ E! H5 L
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* T3 A0 n: M8 S4 B
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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? # U% e* W8 `- Q! @) T* V# y4 y+ ]2 s: }8 f4 V( ^
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " T i" [: s3 R% Y0 r5 f; | ; i( h! B1 D& ]4 k& M' u/ OL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? # T5 j2 T" H I) n# Z' D, e, j) d9 J* L3 ]
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o$ v6 F2 ?* q' BL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?6 P% L9 ]: m( ~; m @# B2 t6 @2 d
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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. X" s" Y1 S2 M4 l3 A; {7 M8 y$ E( ~ , R ^' w# Q4 e& t. P2 aL: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? ; C; [, G+ m" h " D) S% G/ M( v# g7 w& w6 p* OM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , K3 d( A$ q4 i8 o- ?. I4 B) m4 B 4 l& L3 p% n; O4 x1 G9 CL: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。 & g$ P1 v L8 B9 r$ B" d6 ~" K, r& K1 ^6 i
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.. \$ c) j4 Q: q& a J% K& a% P
/ v. }6 |% ?& m9 X: ML:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! . X9 `8 i. E' U5 E: `: b# T8 Q( U" K
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: U# }" S/ X' v- R9 G6 S
% c; z' q+ p C/ n" Y. }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。% }$ Q9 D0 y1 H
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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? " h) ]: l9 v- v3 g( X9 \& G, m- m ' U8 @% u H$ A8 l7 U! ` |M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?3 T9 I, w8 \/ U4 z0 e, c
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 - f) @6 u. J K7 P& U & [+ a" J$ r; d: `; {# o- o: P4 b$ VM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. . F6 P+ X) i& v 4 m( P' {2 k: wL: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.: [3 E% H& w$ k- s3 m8 N
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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? ( ?3 `9 a7 K$ a _ . p* a6 w5 N# X1 XM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!/ W: v& H& {0 g0 n