* Z; T8 p a# `8 k* i5 n* VL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 ! o, ], T. a* N; N , D; a- R! a$ Y0 J6 ]/ _M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 `5 t$ W2 D+ {& w% p0 D
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; H& H0 @' f- p" d I# bM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.: o6 b1 t. k1 c, ?( q
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?% ?8 Y: c! t) P3 n% @6 B* x) i
A* m: X! ?( Y& QM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. " K" O0 @; M' O' \9 r0 u4 p- h% L# X6 |1 R
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ H! v( d0 \* m, }7 T7 W1 e: w! @9 e# a1 I1 n! @ Q1 y, Z" j
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. 2 o& Q. ~6 R; Z, ^ * b; ~! n( ~6 @8 ^- y% ]) B1 p7 XL：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？ ; n' f/ a8 d# a) [! j5 T% W. c* }* K s
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 8 G- P0 B6 ]" M1 r+ o9 ]: f X3 X% h' @8 f4 |# s3 L" C
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。 5 x% j3 j$ o& a % C% ]0 n7 K# P" UM：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.8 y- j/ _3 ?# Q" s% u/ ]
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！3 H+ U4 {3 m) f; t) r# S
4 p0 U) s+ X: [- xM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.1 \" C7 |% ^. O' l3 b
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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。( e) e% m; p8 y5 U% ^! r4 P
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are./ [$ f, c5 T4 A1 y5 p4 v
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ % o8 X3 X, Y4 L/ s% Y( }6 a: O' ^3 z$ b, X: R
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. / p* u& L/ ?* Q( s" p% [. j 9 {: [% y8 r; T0 dL：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？ ( F2 f1 t! y) [! H3 g% V" v5 `$ F5 R/ N/ n! a9 j/ M
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. 0 A1 \5 t( Y* i4 Z * C) R2 k* j# x/ A; b/ i. S n+ fL：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 F4 P* E. p( y' o/ m, V6 _
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? ' }! Q" A/ J; Z: b" a% i: H6 Z4 G9 }* I- m& I, w4 `9 I4 r" ^, G
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。- B4 ^& a1 l' p: }6 q% M
: I0 o' \% v, W/ `: }2 {- P6 xM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.( P# z- O/ ]/ t8 j7 X
$ m& \2 E% c4 T7 ML：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. . ^: `/ l" ?6 [ 2 d& q9 L3 {* k$ ^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.( V3 T6 I8 Q& ~" O9 ]; I6 I- c* S
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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？5 A' S& ]- ?& [: E) s
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M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 7 X; J9 R; Y- F / K6 p( U, g; W& t2 c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。0 T+ E1 _$ d) d* G
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