( S1 m$ V, C* p H7 gM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # W2 k# |2 V0 p& q# N4 A& m $ X2 Q& S' n1 F8 [ tL: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?" [# B' N) j( }# T) f7 z' G
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. / _$ g& k3 S* e2 N* }& I4 K4 W- i' }
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? & r9 y! |9 I `2 J5 E$ F4 G. Z8 }# _* `% _4 h R- D
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * f" C# l2 A- l4 ?' c8 t # h) y! P4 _; x; P3 ~, p: qL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? 6 i+ s/ Z9 }: v) \0 [" y# [% k: B# A, J9 W- j/ ]# u) @
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 3 b. {( H" d$ M8 n4 }$ } : ^* w+ d9 m3 x# F7 j. V" mL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ' B: K/ n- c- D9 E4 W6 R1 @- E% d0 n# X4 Z2 j( 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.* _- ^" H' H( F
1 ~8 m) i; x) U7 C$ wM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.! h8 m, }& F/ S! d. F/ E/ n: i
1 `9 B2 E1 M- [" E, @1 R* HL: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。/ S5 B# o+ I8 N- K( D
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0 B* o2 u0 P6 @8 H& k# a7 CL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!7 H% A R/ w# `' i2 j3 l
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ( {& v( c- c5 |" M & R' l" R; j. T/ S, L7 S4 lL: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。 3 b" h' J0 U% E6 z0 R. m, W; a; E. c( `: T% f8 z
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.7 ]6 {, ?4 y- m- f/ e* D! w
" S7 w! y( f, m3 g5 w" J$ VL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 5 k' q: i! q& t4 J& T) _" { 6 a9 X9 a/ [8 o% `M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.# C* K: l2 V! B
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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? ! d! {4 ?7 v( O/ m C% S9 ^8 X5 N2 s: Q* q0 g* L$ s
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.2 n4 [+ j( H; u& z t7 A0 n0 D
) T* b( c1 J, a6 P/ J/ a: sL: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 ?) H8 k+ z! y , k4 X4 z6 y3 l6 sM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 7 k- S# A8 m# j8 N/ B: l 9 x, o ?; o8 C- S* mL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 & D2 G" [2 f8 w& o, p9 S9 N4 O% s8 i1 S p
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.( F; F- n) B; H1 I5 {) W
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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. 6 c. l1 J6 }* Q4 ?) T# g: `% K# F2 w# j5 {- g: l( h
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?5 A9 u" ?* [* Q* x4 @& Z
# E$ g2 r" `) b* q \M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 n, |/ e2 w0 f+ B! Q, U9 v' j
% K) M% E5 m8 b9 V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。4 X: s/ m. e) p# k9 ?
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