9 |8 b4 \ ]5 X0 N* ?; }8 YM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. ^# V! a1 h/ I
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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？ . P2 [4 V( P z5 ^ 7 v5 d& [# n# a" ZM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.* c1 w, H* L- M, T, r( v! Y" T
9 H3 m% K: h9 _5 U- LL：(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？ / a, H8 T1 {0 y. k1 C$ v- b, M& L) v! s0 x1 C' }
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* d+ C6 a4 @- @; X# Q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?; k" g- X4 j5 w& x1 \2 K/ d3 B# y
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. , h9 t* b3 m/ ^' X/ T5 q/ h T `2 E1 ~% P) j; M! R# W4 J
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？0 D; n- k: I: A% H/ J
6 f6 W& [9 g4 e: c q! G7 RM：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" Q5 m% x8 r) a2 \
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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？ ( j5 Q/ T% P! f$ }# Q, t. v4 y$ a+ \4 Q' C. P
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.4 b2 o' @7 s" P* t" l
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L：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。 ; ^- h; T4 g! Q% s. F, H% ^* c' g4 C h1 j# ^6 f: F5 u9 _0 |6 \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. % k" `$ m+ Q* Q$ W* A! C/ w 1 m2 {8 I6 B# Y# ?% AL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！! g' P& g7 f F P z
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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。- ~1 w1 J; y, ^* V
8 w! w1 @$ A" H8 A2 O4 ^% r/ [5 }& nM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- [# m( T9 o: ]
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？& x/ b* k/ L% }4 M, j3 u2 |
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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？ - s! |3 n; i7 o, V: t! Z m1 K9 R1 q$ n1 F# }
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.0 L0 i( g0 ?9 ]0 M( o1 m, f
5 T5 M* B0 ]* `# lL：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？ 6 i* t! p: ~0 v n$ k" d& T$ U( @( @' F. ~) z- H4 y" n7 g
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? " j" E, \/ C! q' A8 v, [( g! t: h: x$ s6 z
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 8 w. p) P- f+ D% Q& [3 \1 N/ S2 w V q$ v* Y3 |' e" ^5 j% j# GM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.3 y0 v; Q; _# w8 V6 y
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- Y8 R( f7 b1 |5 jL：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- y' x& [: v% ^# S8 l! k" b
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! c$ T9 r# N$ ], C9 q- ?& u; |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。4 g' @1 z& A1 }+ I
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