" G: j( }, N" \; D4 j6 O7 ~L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。4 K# }* Y# E M. E h
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.6 d; o- O! p2 a* F+ h, x
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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? 2 U$ r: e W4 ` ) w5 _! n# G _1 [9 h- h5 T; L( LM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. , D, ~9 F0 {& f# E8 i5 p+ [& H2 M- b F
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? ! z7 D8 n+ R6 I. P7 S / u: H$ T/ u4 E9 v+ dM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. & l) R4 i4 K. ?/ R3 A* p6 B" ^5 G
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?6 z- v" Z/ c5 @2 H8 ?
( h( [4 }$ P) wM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. # W5 i- U. ` W' S& B3 `# h+ b) {* }" {) k
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?- Z' g' `4 o ]& c+ _& \
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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.. E' |) b+ E* E; t0 M
/ \9 [9 ?/ s3 @+ n, VL: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 ?. P2 o2 D: @* U5 Y ]; S% G7 Y ) R5 B: [3 Z1 g2 I oM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.* B3 K! X a! S9 U
l% K$ ]- J; CL: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。, D7 z# l* D3 v# @
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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.9 f9 \ U! N. H6 M
9 b6 c/ |# M9 R0 H, wL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!% ~0 f8 `1 {6 X$ G/ T
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.8 \# j' M3 O) b( \! ?
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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。 6 n ~+ X$ r- q" p5 |7 s/ y5 P ( `& ~1 W: g0 t8 o, XM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( K: K/ a0 F( Z3 Y& a/ N% V. L% c" A! b
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?; W, X8 T6 z8 |) d" Q
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M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.. m9 k- R0 `, O& h2 P( C
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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? ; v1 @9 g( A! [1 t2 P( z5 Y. h1 g+ l
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. 8 o% |7 }7 c/ m* y8 U) J( l0 K ; z3 a# o7 B; m i) n4 v* t1 AL: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? 1 P2 K2 @ s6 A/ j- R) b2 j" L7 M9 W" q$ `4 J* Q
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( Y9 [6 X) z! _9 p7 i8 }& d
; G/ e# W' J0 [5 G" w4 S' K% E6 r0 JL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 0 D$ N% {3 L' h + E$ f" ^; W) f: S. u$ UM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. & P# T% |: x8 i. Q3 r. `, u ; ~5 C8 E4 n. S" N/ B5 s9 c9 ^7 TL: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.: o& a( H9 a# f1 H
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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.8 U! L4 M7 N( e% K* f. [
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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? $ X* I* w9 L" }! Q* G# J 8 t+ B. y: j5 I$ C5 H0 ^+ oM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 1 }- l0 q4 b* t3 v! l( \( m: Y/ U W/ H2 b# }5 d
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 N' O9 F0 s x) Y! m3 ]. R) w. y. g# k; H# l" e3 ]! x; g
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