* z3 V3 `1 c# I9 eL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 4 n$ N3 i! H6 R* [5 ~/ b: d # Z' ^3 ?' u5 W4 f6 kM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time." Z* W3 Z0 W: n& v$ N% L2 k% Y, L
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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?5 l! n( }+ `* l) N& {
! L$ F/ X( z9 qM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.& m/ L! o& u$ d& a* p6 y1 c
" l5 W8 D# F6 d+ aL:(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?8 r8 G. w1 o) T n/ n2 f+ j
' `. B7 c# M8 c! HM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 1 Q. P! v) y) h. [6 k 1 {+ u4 x, w3 v7 N- oL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? % X8 v( `- ~' p `/ w4 y ; o0 j. \% X5 s+ |M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ! u9 \+ O/ E. _5 G$ [8 L3 L7 A9 V, c; S3 N/ d( N
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? / b) R$ P# |* t2 t0 k8 }/ |8 @, W( p; C
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., }$ \0 M) f* K( W9 f( P
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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?. p* z3 k: @" j- i$ t
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M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. $ s' @* h/ O2 Y, t3 C0 e2 g# ]& ]$ j
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。 ) C! c, y! f1 _0 x3 F1 P |' b+ s% P. S, {
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.6 a; g1 l6 w. @. h* m" C2 z0 X
# v2 U5 r4 U2 P3 G2 _L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! . c; o3 O0 j+ _9 K & _5 b5 W. V6 L1 w4 N! s! o1 EM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.& ?( H7 m0 f% m9 {% e; q( \9 ~
9 ]. [) H$ r+ A" I- PL: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。 # s6 F( y1 a( F9 D+ j+ I7 [& Y b+ A: Q4 E1 i2 x: U6 K
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. + s6 E! A- [0 B/ d5 q & I. B' r* C4 x3 C# U; bL:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? 6 P4 y6 d1 I' E* q# W }# i' T* \ & J8 Z+ T ]4 `M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. " k; H6 N: a6 W# n, n. B2 n0 y' }, q1 h0 E" u, u
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?% t& c V" _4 Z6 Z
3 s4 i) y* m p; [9 C% r/ t! ]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.9 F+ `& T9 O/ J5 h3 a$ g7 ~2 ~8 f, b, q
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M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?" Q( S' k0 w+ ^ g& k( ~% l: L8 m( m
4 f( K9 S0 H7 l, B# J+ vL:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 , i. Z9 n3 g8 N1 J/ ~2 r Y7 W8 v / D) i; Z; l- Z. ~$ mM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. + }7 u4 K- X! ?1 [. E4 Y: t8 d; ?, c( r2 k9 ?) f/ n
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. 1 b' T/ R* E3 J- c+ r7 ]7 S+ T0 u. {( G1 d" }
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. - q, [) y3 j( u! E7 t- @9 Z1 E. \. Q |7 `/ V' m& U
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? % ]+ y M: W" d3 T6 m: f P" r" M/ S( y( B8 `) u
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1 I; A0 j) Y! h* M# Q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。 ; t4 k K) B' E5 D ) f! T* J2 H9 Q1 q3 TAudio as following:7 q9 D$ P. ~! f" D! q$ r