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3 J0 o; W0 n8 y( _4 h' \& i/ d& mM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ' ^; @, P6 i+ l + e+ D% M# [* D% u! 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? 7 n# g; f7 q0 [; ]6 k% V9 ` # v5 H) G5 a- q9 {+ j. rM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.* j v8 ^) @1 ]1 k, @7 O# Q
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L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?$ _ V9 X, {: v
' `6 ~1 ?* A, T7 |& cM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. / X+ o# K! V Q4 O5 H3 D$ W5 d! [2 A6 [2 J) L$ |
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?7 o2 b: C/ h; Y% G
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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? : y' ^7 L& i3 q; D* x# _$ A+ T- a3 g! ?% O6 y- ?6 y2 k* b" [
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , h& [( C! w* h: o, \+ P% l3 b. e0 `
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。. k' C( x: h, g) Q
) f+ w& c: g' g% gM: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. 3 F% l; |( v( p) C) Z8 g1 B+ i9 T9 E- ]8 w0 a: p+ o$ }8 b: Z
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! " k k" K7 ?+ S" Z d! Z) L5 Y8 O; p2 L& o
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / [! [. c3 r9 Y0 _, b% x( U9 F5 _( }1 B# v4 @
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。( M; J+ h3 L$ u& T0 X, N1 A) o
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. " q4 H4 K3 u/ I$ r z5 t$ e% A/ W! ?& `7 I: O8 _
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?! p& f3 T/ S; Q1 }9 F5 j: C; `
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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. ) j2 l/ H o- [8 w 4 A, E- m/ E- r& \# U7 S) E7 WL: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? + E1 W' W1 [, e/ k/ i N( d' K# q ( c7 H r$ y1 H0 ]% j% H( KM: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. ' s1 j6 f$ o @6 {: m , O8 d9 j: [! `3 t8 C; YL: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?% B# k9 g2 N0 ~, O
" I J) B5 O4 O2 s4 F, e/ rM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?6 t# T+ M6 C. R# e: f( ?) I* O
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 1 h1 p: }2 x& k$ V9 O$ O ( f* d* g; ~! B4 U* T- x( e- FM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 9 H# G* L; [. X. j$ i& i' G( k7 C' x7 I$ n! `& _& C+ K
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.7 p Z, q1 Z5 L3 T2 c! n1 p8 j
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 7 k* F7 D$ @6 G. @ 3 ?- b+ _" c( c5 w: S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。 + C( `- T4 s& p/ E( d; {9 A5 |9 T7 X% O3 A2 H0 Z
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