8 u+ g3 S3 G6 N4 v3 p4 a9 {L：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 : M c& k. A+ P2 k& K ; K% v4 M/ m5 G- s/ Q. {* |" YM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time./ H6 h9 f# e$ `0 m# c. B8 V4 i
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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？ ! v! ~0 ~7 m6 ?9 X2 F& a+ d" x 7 q: Z6 b$ Q9 |. m& c; xM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. w1 O" s% b9 N9 p* |& N 4 U5 ?0 `% f$ g1 B6 L/ R3 t3 x! a: sL：(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？ ; \5 C. y! L, r, k# L) `' j9 ?/ _ * Q) X; H: ^" J5 NM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 K, _$ g; e- w. U. P+ h) \
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 s) v Z( @3 r% K* ~) S& Z
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! @4 u8 M3 T a' q) 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？1 H' w- @% m0 e D5 J4 j
$ H# Z3 J4 Y0 |8 S' _. h- m$ B8 _M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. * U3 v8 M$ \7 x" h2 A/ }0 T 7 V( b, U P$ q8 lL：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。 ! N& z4 t2 U! V/ R/ @# j9 ~/ ]( {+ m( J3 }6 E$ }1 L* b$ [
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.4 z# T3 [$ H W; z7 w
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！+ G* ?' p6 E$ V/ ]- E0 n6 {
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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。 ' N' z, B1 h% {) A; C& _6 g, b 8 C2 ]) ^- i: K' X1 u9 F+ H/ b. `M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 4 F$ d- V/ f# k, t3 W& y0 S4 f* L+ A/ ~9 B& t
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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？+ r B6 F. x6 V- l' _ R3 z9 C) o
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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。 $ c. q } M# A 6 b5 ?) ~% ^2 W. O: u2 \M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.& b& n: x/ j4 ?5 w* T* o7 e) u; a' `( w
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% Y) b& ~+ W4 C( r+ `- ^- R s$ iM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! $ ~& G# Z% h9 S2 Q1 O/ w : I1 z7 @9 H9 w6 |# ~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。 5 r6 n8 _6 u0 X1 i 9 {5 O7 G' u$ P; ~6 O5 \7 `' A% P6 OAudio as following:' f. A: P; t* X" T4 J% D3 J. W
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