$ ]/ b) L* R, Z$ v8 b7 GM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. - k( `& y0 u" o5 }& \ G 1 k4 p E5 Y, C3 Q/ ~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?% B* B/ Q, C* m; F5 S
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 6 ^- ~" u" V/ X1 s) T9 e- Q- Q 8 C/ _2 j6 Q& }5 @; O( G) ~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? 4 }. ?* ]* q1 E C2 v ; n! G, }* z, L @* NM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 6 S. @5 m( i$ z, E( z4 _2 r7 v3 Y# U$ v
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?+ ^# O0 h# V+ Q6 U0 p+ @6 a# ~8 ]
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M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( @ Y6 I5 Y6 \. Q8 C6 c# s. e' f ! X# W3 R7 o" m7 G8 bL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? 7 k b; \: [( L- Y7 [ }% \' ^! M+ y! |' v4 K R GM: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. 1 S2 Z3 H! L( s. Z ( ^+ G( {7 R% l6 e% LL: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?0 S! E5 ~# e% v% E+ O+ |) e# p
" g2 ]) o* K' B" A* {$ Y2 IM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 2 X/ i6 B; k; A- L j 0 B# @9 f( g9 p1 D5 S1 g( K- Z6 [$ d, s& AL: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。 ) }) t7 q7 \/ G. G; E+ o& p: H; }' N3 k, p- j
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. 8 b8 K: C$ V& U- G0 O8 S- ?/ I8 H% A6 a* Q" j! S+ K( T9 x
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! : p3 G8 Z# p. P: G) B0 b" K+ }( g b
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' y2 [ C* Y7 @M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( ?- {: C) W/ w; d3 |9 a7 u' u; W9 W
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2 h6 [* z+ r8 W) I6 |M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. 3 Q9 _. x! @# t$ | 9 \- Z9 r3 M1 zL: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? - _2 S, J. H$ [' ?# J0 V/ S 5 L$ ^8 |% L& U! G% {; R8 CM: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. ) G/ D7 Q; D, D3 w5 F9 ]6 I+ u3 j9 N2 x, L- v1 W
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? : l; U7 [7 N8 m5 }$ n& N" m / B% e% R+ b7 HM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?9 I/ s# B- V! @) ], T6 h
& Q4 H. T- {0 x3 }. o4 IL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , a" [9 {8 B+ k0 D! ?4 T5 t + j& ^, n% G) Q7 n6 C! N0 LM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.7 n) W x4 \) E0 t d3 W0 N; w( ~, u
6 @! D5 k/ p& H! h4 J0 c: V9 Z: qL: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. * @: ?6 L6 G- O$ p& P4 J. o : O; D4 k0 ~* Y8 b8 t2 i0 B( FM: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. ) Y! W" [6 P: p7 c: l- e0 w # F; ]; ]% N( g- O; }2 `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' @) a& V- K5 y; i
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/ s6 i2 n$ {+ q/ U6 f' k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。 / [- `! D$ h; u# k7 ?& s 3 }" H `% N( E5 H2 F' ~+ GAudio as following:1 B% k% U+ r5 C. L$ L