2 ^+ `: L8 B1 R( |2 n+ fL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。, \* s1 d$ H( x/ d& E, L; [
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M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.0 s4 Q6 a( x: r. W6 E
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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? ( ?% @2 l6 L9 x0 T 8 L+ r0 ~2 ]( k1 b& ^' L" ? mM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.8 T4 z1 s2 c4 g$ N
) O6 H' j/ L4 X& x& aM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 3 N, K. [) F; _! S4 ` 0 i) i& s) m K$ s& m9 Q' \5 ~L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? & d' {& M, I# J5 ?% K1 P& W9 ~; N3 _4 \5 A% }% F
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.2 y7 c9 V2 K- x# @ {
# Z: A# H" w; R2 K3 t; [L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?) \3 x; o1 U4 e9 o1 W+ p
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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. 1 \* F: E( W) h, t ' y& o# i) y4 B2 _$ l5 z4 JL: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? 7 n1 T) w9 h7 @5 i8 b0 F7 Y: @3 @/ }8 v2 W
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 1 C# [2 q9 u0 @2 r, b/ K" v ^+ D
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。 , V: t2 u, P5 t/ A5 M2 ?- p9 D# O$ M7 |. P
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. 5 h6 L$ D0 m. h V8 {& m* \' M % R( X# g' t/ e: fL:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! ) k( o" y* i* [/ H6 S0 ?6 b& X# G0 l' a
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. $ p/ u) _8 o' H6 T9 Y- N/ Z) ^; _9 N" u' y I7 H4 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。6 H4 E8 P7 M M. H2 q4 B9 }
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ' e' ]( [ v1 U+ c; o( j8 ]" B1 \3 V1 @8 O/ U
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? ( \6 U1 s% b T% Q* q# c8 q 0 W. v; w9 g9 o9 |5 _* p, l8 bM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. - F$ c) ?! a3 ]$ M) M0 L; K% F. j" e$ m* t! r E7 H1 e! H4 P* w- J
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?: D! O) n" Z, q; f; _% s
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L: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? 7 M# E( H( M, ` " g( g+ e# C) d8 `' @3 W( K. s* I4 RM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? k% g1 k* L* u1 U9 l5 E" `! m% ?4 m: Y9 Z* q) a/ X
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。' E/ D- z S! K3 l" C& q
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M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. * Z0 P* V9 F1 A6 Y- G' A- n( w9 K" X& c. Q/ W# I
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.+ y& B4 }# D. n9 l* K
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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. : k8 e+ B1 V9 S 8 X2 L" e! P- z; o" F4 [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?2 D3 N! }$ N, |4 v# m! w5 h7 R: y
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M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! 3 d) A, x0 |0 u+ d# T" w6 N $ J# i# _4 F* P q& |3 L! n5 x M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- }8 D' l9 F! b. R; q: q" I0 G) e F- O$ z1 n
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