( v6 x8 Z$ B! R/ ?0 U* d$ zM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.8 q4 c7 R1 X8 o9 Q- w% e, \
3 o; e6 t5 T% `8 q8 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? ! A- M( t |) L# N0 S : _; ^- q `) N' {1 S/ ^; a4 w& u& @M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 7 D8 n0 j' T0 F J( i # G; U% j( B6 J6 k) CL:(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?9 T! o$ z! O3 x
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. F$ a, i+ ^9 a1 l3 l' h0 b, D
/ ^- w- @$ Y, u2 e" A/ RL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? 4 C! V2 o" j( T3 @9 c: x' o3 B" k7 U. S/ W' _% f# ]
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.$ L2 c( _ r+ [* H4 U
( W1 X( `4 h, v2 ~3 PL: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?% y. n, t+ F" J$ P6 W' {
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , ?1 D9 B- x6 x7 P; f4 u ; I+ N0 d5 W h2 EL: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。 1 k! u/ A! q6 f( }& J ( ?) x% O8 |2 r7 W! ]2 d7 ~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. / w8 M6 i; N$ e 9 s, o0 A& E% nL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!4 }( x% a L, l/ W! c0 h! x
! D& s$ M8 E9 v1 o2 d+ ]M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , X9 Q7 l* {: f3 z# n; V9 |; Z/ T J8 x0 X
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。 ; l9 j9 i9 o' \. d9 k, g/ H" m. U( o6 o& S1 A! r6 Z
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ' k# O+ d7 G: l" Z 2 K$ G: \/ Y5 q0 A0 [2 DL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? y7 }+ O z. B9 k4 |; D; p( g. P. @" z1 I8 C/ z) J- \, k6 @- [9 R
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.: [4 b$ {3 u- d1 {/ B
* W. d& \8 o8 `# ~5 a" oL: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? $ W Z6 U8 c2 L$ N1 w( b r) ]# I1 R
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. * `: a0 Z( ]2 U, S5 A# S, Q' u. s! p1 _2 c( f" m/ G
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?, O9 C7 c7 \% W/ H- _0 \
, M/ F2 m# {+ P/ D+ SM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ' q1 X" x N$ \" P& B' }" z: ] # {3 L+ l8 X8 q- XL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。8 h1 {9 E( a$ T+ u* S
- y% Y$ Z$ [! e" C0 K3 \3 i; cM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ; |7 i7 g! g) `( W3 `" z* y! Q+ U3 j. v* }$ E7 Q8 n
L: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., w- ?; V. j- z' z0 w
# e- \" _: I! JM: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. $ L6 k" X0 v9 ?, ~# z 9 _1 O* e( o9 w- ?' T0 r6 a9 `: X* KL: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?8 d, Z( v& R2 Z5 S
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! * ^& _; {5 w' b3 d! Q9 ^# M5 `% l: B' `0 M2 H
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。) ^2 o/ R; n+ n# e% G, r% v: W
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