3 }9 I8 ]5 ?4 {2 Z* w, R; J3 z$ bL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 , K& R6 o) o% b8 S 8 k* t( C! |; UM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. # g O& W9 w4 a% J O% j; M, k9 r8 \) a7 R: K) _9 }
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？ 7 P9 |5 j* a4 B$ g1 b 8 ^7 K8 f% @) TM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 0 x' D; V* ]& c* i8 U2 h 8 _) D! i6 @" x& _% U6 W2 ~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？ 1 _& G1 x! M% C7 R, q7 [8 z- b3 Z/ j1 b. g0 @; E" y
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 a4 t q& N& U$ g0 U/ Z9 M9 Q" b B
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? ; d2 V& ~# @7 g' H: G 8 i: H3 {1 E% T' | @+ hM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 5 v1 q( S; y+ i, G ~5 `8 l" q- v
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- H% l& @0 Y( i( WM：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. 2 G9 f2 H) Y0 q- g 3 a2 t7 F6 ]0 o' q: h: A5 YL：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？+ _7 W0 q9 P: Y+ |
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.# l/ M) `. I9 G! C2 Q. H3 T9 c, Y
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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。; U9 E: n) D" i: ~. o: a
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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. 5 s% S& H. J1 @5 ]' f# k j9 T- J$ r) b' b3 nL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ : G* T2 z: Q0 k$ H4 o2 g! b7 G8 q5 W4 H
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 9 A. n& _% S }5 c( h3 A+ B4 p3 S' O3 V) a
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。3 a+ C5 z' l0 H; Q, O5 V
) J# Z f* r* k' f2 @7 `M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 5 y- f" a ~) h" } / n( \ k" h+ N1 r* e% ^L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？- `4 B6 X! T& ~8 |0 ~5 I
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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？ - k$ c- y/ i# q % @# `% K1 S7 y: QM：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.! f7 [+ t' k: k
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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？ l1 {( }! T/ C: ?- r* z* | 1 q5 r( E1 l' l* Y: y JM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ( V e f7 A4 X! N3 s6 z $ f: [/ ~0 O& S. ?8 a$ P6 ^" HL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 0 p! E, W" s' R4 ]% [( @& ? # ~$ J/ U8 Y7 k4 l/ V+ U9 WM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.) T- [6 ]$ ?4 a; F( D2 l( Z$ v* K0 Z2 s
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3 k/ ~0 P7 v/ I0 p/ L2 @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.; i. @2 C# m, T" {0 \
0 z' F: ]4 i1 C! i: C2 tL：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？ 2 d9 b2 |, Y3 ]9 O8 p' ~/ V $ ^5 O) C2 L* s* D' S) SM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!- s- J. W# C) v$ h
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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。; k' a! O8 K* B0 q
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