; M7 k: T: y7 D, G: oL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 8 T5 P% j% Z, |6 X0 u 9 S. X, ]/ l. V+ j% |' qM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. / L/ x3 h; N5 R+ G 4 p/ F' {( ?* {5 e( ~5 | v! q v2 oL: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? % W6 L x3 F9 V( w ! K& G* k" }2 C7 rM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.; l3 Z& O; P) j1 X' G- u
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. " N# v* b, L4 f4 e4 w ) I W3 w- Z+ LL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?' U' H, m3 [! h+ m, p
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& e# k7 q. {3 X& VL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? + r; z* |: e$ y! `6 Y: v9 \$ [" ` ) B3 W* s# p% T' F9 NM: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. 0 s, x7 Z$ H1 ^- P) H* R$ }* u0 L5 ]' i$ M# p/ T+ Y
L: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? $ `$ o+ d& l, ? }2 j % u/ k, T0 _; kM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.- Q8 l% F+ E( l2 Z' G5 Y( W0 u2 c
. f3 T2 w* |1 `/ RL: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。) U. l" W' y7 G. _1 a+ c% P& u
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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.- v4 ~8 S7 a8 p$ P/ c; [3 |
9 D* ^$ o7 f5 F8 g9 l' r+ xL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! " x- U! ^2 N5 H. F/ H! }+ ^' s% H0 i
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.( t, u0 M& U8 W8 O! U2 P; c$ x0 l
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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。 2 w, T! H/ C; }& U) @2 @' i " P X0 x6 i$ S3 D5 }' sM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. & u7 J6 W( u; `( E2 x/ q9 R3 v ! W+ x$ T& w/ ?! D+ `L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? & a. b4 y! y' \2 R7 k4 B3 ]1 y2 x( F, w1 p& t0 V
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. : X O' R8 ]. G g8 s4 B. w4 I/ s8 m7 q' e+ N
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? 5 T) B. K3 F3 k8 v+ F( m, O2 ?0 q( u1 U+ B6 e+ O0 K
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.# j1 \% M3 s H. D* Y& p+ X5 S
3 M, d! F, ~: a zL: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?4 ?* w! r& Y: ?% s% `% a
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( G) a# N+ X- f2 M
9 `' B) k/ h* z, v5 V$ J/ W( S% Z/ DL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。2 l2 f- \" w0 {% d
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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.8 w0 i: s7 r4 ~- E7 m( {+ m
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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 _6 Y+ [! ~) A9 ^! B8 s ~
* ~/ }" n J4 S; e1 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? 6 d: w1 C) n% D7 y , a9 A1 Z2 I- \! H. v8 nM:Thanks so much, Li Hua!8 J. Y) l1 W# m) c E& T% P$ d
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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。 ) {. M5 Q$ l3 M+ B0 D9 p9 @& t, W' |0 y) ^" N i) j7 |" a9 j
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