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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?. }, f( n2 `$ r' o9 l- P+ u! `
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 0 m# @+ U1 I- _+ a& {4 ~+ `: |2 N* R; v2 [% R& I- D
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? ( j4 A' y# k0 M: D 2 ^$ E0 f2 e. w6 W# ^, c6 Q1 KM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 0 J7 J# a; V" |& u8 ?; n! A5 Q8 \( F t$ [
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?4 A% B0 p# Z3 ~/ b
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L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?7 L: K) _! t0 }. x
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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.- F: E3 [" i) F
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) {/ _, ^' a9 [, |. wL: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。 # s) g( W9 i! R5 D4 G0 z2 L, H. t' K; N! m
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. 0 b+ ~, T6 {: l7 k* _( u0 M" E0 Z4 i* {
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! d7 S' g* }# @+ J# r' X. H6 U6 ^* _; t4 N4 g
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. . W$ q1 R/ h& b& B/ O$ f- h! r; C7 t- |% Z; F ]6 {0 }
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。! H% T" k$ m$ t8 W
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. : b. P S/ S5 @) v " M0 `5 n1 x8 Q! ?* E. c* y; v- ?L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? , T6 E# u# ]! l0 f7 F9 U- z! e : N- y W8 T2 ` WM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ) W$ r) ^2 ]$ M9 }5 u5 `9 ?% y1 |9 J. M# U
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? - y' v# |( i+ b ! ]# ~- p+ H; L6 n7 F4 d) fM: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. ! b" W( G, E# I. \8 | , [" {6 E9 M4 I) i+ d' qL: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?3 d* i; [& Y' Q1 v% H1 }: P
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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。 $ R, Q8 Z- o% M V4 n& z, S" a& @1 I/ L; a6 l r! P
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ( u& N/ j' ^ }8 | ! @" f0 z+ D3 g t f8 M8 {/ t+ q/ pL: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.0 A) ?9 N: Z4 ?: M0 G3 n' I
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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.+ y4 ]2 E6 f: U" x1 F
# y' e. d1 l! {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? ) V/ Y5 q/ F/ i; U) G$ a; \& G 6 G# N) @9 i- ]; l) I2 x: UM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!0 O( T+ k9 W `
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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。8 _% }+ n" y% m$ U$ s
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