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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？0 i% b) e; y5 F0 }: O6 ^" w, N' s
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ k9 W: A& Q8 T Z
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. * o. j& N: _/ D( B) ]" v' h: m# b3 r& \0 ~, P6 \
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？; r5 P$ @$ X# s% W
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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. 3 I3 l5 v# i. K# q4 Z A$ o o0 w5 ~9 X& x5 E. j1 h
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？ 0 Q" q- z. m% T5 v/ Z4 j D, z b t& m: |
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ! |, J1 j% m/ B7 d. X" w 4 \% d! x# D$ O- a* mL：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) Y* I$ d. E% S1 Y
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！+ M. ?3 f* Q) o
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.$ t' l. `9 y2 U
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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。 $ T; k" w: e* t7 b) l5 E+ a 9 I9 ~# D# u( z* F+ U8 J" UM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ( i$ y5 {: N4 X7 u8 E/ n5 c9 m$ _9 T% o8 a* ]* E) H
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？5 x2 f0 _2 a. [" `) i: x
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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. . X: ~" e, G3 N% K/ W d( T+ C- d( V0 F: j: b' k
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 [) J: v& d5 @1 z% V! l' k2 B3 ]5 e) ?: L# H1 ]& y% s1 j; 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.: t) N/ f' h X+ Q, ?, m
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0 w6 `! x- a0 g2 M9 x" ~5 q8 aM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 9 S( t. G( Z! V3 s8 F 3 }- b. Z. |& Z, p0 e# ]L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ! d+ | Y+ F3 D. h& H( i# \1 I/ X6 e& A, d
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.- i6 z9 y$ i. H) z3 e
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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 g+ Z9 f1 _: |. j) M2 s% B
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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？- R+ V$ ?2 ~, a9 u Q, S* `
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