2 E8 G) B! R& Q6 N; _L:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 ( v% R, Y" n9 B4 F/ c . G/ \1 ^ p% P9 `) ?M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 1 g, ~- x: l( c3 S3 o0 s% R2 S- J* A- L1 i1 K
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?% f# Z0 C2 W, i1 H1 j
2 b) ^# B0 r% }! g; n: yM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. * I2 r. Y' v5 \9 ` 5 v5 b7 @% f, M S. {! R! @: UL:(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?' e0 E, E8 I' }, y: @
& V8 `! G2 O# w4 B! \; ^# ]! m8 `M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.3 @! P" z6 t4 [2 }. h b8 U
0 |- V+ Q( G, V! RL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?6 _. a2 K8 e& Z6 M+ `' u) O$ r. o# e
$ H% P/ s/ E0 MM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.+ H8 d5 {. T1 g! r3 i
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L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? ( e! r/ V: p$ c8 L( q$ a+ ?% L& m& m) R0 D% d5 G
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. 7 L8 F# F: R5 a/ y4 B( T) M: _" T S4 U
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? " _/ [3 u, L! R3 d5 g0 |/ J* P2 s2 Q
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.4 r. \! |3 k2 O# g! a- g$ C
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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。9 H3 O. j: x) p: o/ ] W! B) @
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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. ) a! `, {" G, W. `* Y% d; w1 y' i
L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! : b1 Y' R" |# X& Y& s8 M" \6 x2 [8 t7 C1 w v
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. 3 Y) Q* a* k4 Q# ^2 T+ A8 A. W" A8 o
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。 : k1 r- R- T- w/ Z1 { _* }' }- J% t/ i1 X; s
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. & G: B3 @& j) k5 a' _0 t ' M7 O5 Z, h/ a6 e3 H6 ^5 b8 \L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ' p1 Y* V0 }" S, g3 W1 U. e1 U2 x! K2 l6 j* M- ?
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ; b3 g7 H" @# q9 L" n1 `7 w4 ^ 9 D) X( x: W+ `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? # x7 y) D3 ?( R$ |& D. @! ?) k0 A" r( z4 a" i
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. 1 l& L+ s5 V O5 Q% E - E* ]. c5 e" I- M: A8 @0 n 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? 1 ~" K3 V' P; ~) f0 V6 D O3 K3 l# u' |% N# w% c( S
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 6 ^1 f9 T* x" N- V/ H0 O2 J$ X& F7 ?' {4 N( [& z; K
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 " E# n A0 G; V7 U" S$ _ |* I) {5 d I+ FM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. z2 I# C2 f7 a: E 7 P8 h; }) [3 @ Y$ p9 x/ T* `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. ; V9 I4 n9 m* G: I% w; m / J6 i& H, ^* H+ p9 ZM: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. 8 R9 j- J0 L5 e# `: m9 K/ `- r r% [7 T- u, s$ j) DL: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? . S- R/ b; D+ s: ~: i2 g% E' Z. l2 l8 K% C' V4 a
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!3 {* i' j; ~$ E& P% {) H" t
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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。 [! ^( p. y4 L( \$ c" J6 |$ y) L$ w. J: H. A3 `' h$ P
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