0 H6 |( u f @6 ]& m& C& J7 @M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 3 K) H0 e; B) D 1 \4 @* T. l X) h4 `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? + ^" q* D% w: m: ]! K E" s * |2 r. B1 W, H- G- L0 OM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. T0 e' P0 f! ]) r; Z1 u I5 d) S7 }4 W
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? 6 f0 J6 t$ @' |" n4 ^3 d# w8 d; B" \
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ) K, a+ |% \0 h8 O( Q/ z & i }# I" v& L) Y0 t( E2 ML:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? ) J& ]/ m/ a6 H* ?/ S2 S- R% D& h% T- ~5 V( Q* L
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 9 x1 Z+ i; `8 p3 _1 k2 o g$ ?4 Q; Z% S" s' O- I( h/ A& n
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?# h' Q9 A- n1 S" i* H, h6 v
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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? & {9 U% Q+ R1 G+ Q$ Y1 A0 i+ b * Y& |2 H$ k8 M7 Y0 T/ C6 x% a) LM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. * v" ]& k& i6 j2 q3 w' ^: E& K u' p. _/ p
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 D v- E ^& I9 E2 R% G& F i7 a1 J* H+ R
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.* z/ b' u, I8 N1 I! P1 w- N6 y" z5 `
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! / D& ~: [3 C2 R @: i6 {" X1 k* s/ L. P+ J- p
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.: w4 ^+ S/ z9 R5 o9 A) \
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7 z8 u8 p; m: I! NM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 1 t' I$ k5 I2 c9 W+ G; x. Q& P0 a( m4 j# v3 M5 O! c0 r8 O0 D- J( ~5 t
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ' a- D+ z7 d) |1 n. X( N2 F4 v* s& k
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ( G. X6 z, c7 W1 o! K, D; n1 S" k H
L: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? - u' F6 K/ w$ f4 W, A q- e2 u/ e7 p8 M2 v
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. 7 S6 V0 J! m p6 I) Y# {; V8 {. {1 L2 a3 w' S$ R
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?/ G* k3 [* C; J4 r0 s
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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.& q' u% K( u/ B; P% j$ n" ~
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