) z2 c2 ~! w ? b5 hL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。0 Y5 e4 h1 j6 q6 Q
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. " `. u5 G$ h. `# E. B. \ ; c" Y% e: f, U0 n6 j+ V8 S3 qL：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？- c! a0 p7 p: x: \
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.' @; N7 d4 j j& Q
( X7 J- Z3 j& W( t3 y: a& GL：(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？2 d2 T/ H! `) Y4 {) s1 E
% F1 r2 a6 w: _, o3 [M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.) \% W" s& l1 j- Z; ^# h( @
, |8 l1 ?; t7 D/ a; G' t( DL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? % v1 x1 o% G3 }) r4 A5 G: @# M. ?
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. " [1 v4 L9 u$ A6 \3 }6 i+ p0 X3 M/ 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？ 0 r# X# o) r6 c6 y) s" j) d% ] & g2 z! }2 ^5 |6 j9 B% }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. ) B; T4 [5 b4 b7 g0 }1 R1 e ( D7 l; a$ R* m: C8 B/ ?5 {2 EL：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？, M1 J9 y& q( d* s4 U t
6 \" P" Z5 @4 L8 L. q( eM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , B0 ~& n3 B1 e- M8 J! O6 ~. `2 C X1 G& t
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。 , y. p# J# t$ }+ w; M/ ?6 { ) f# \6 z O7 B0 K wM：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.: i$ X. B; v- u$ ]- }# o- r: Y- ?$ z
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 7 o' H7 x6 J9 u; h/ b" ?1 P# |" l- p+ p) D; [
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.) a# \3 [9 n* R8 J4 n
" M, o) z5 G; m+ C3 P9 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。* `5 C9 m! i) v% f4 ^' }* y- ]- p
' c% i7 j3 @) P7 `M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 7 j, k0 C' U' p: P! B0 T7 |! Y7 A" `6 k& h
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . o9 j; j( J" M4 x" H2 g ^6 C+ x, h/ F5 k) s
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. @2 l8 x _+ [/ }
! f, D1 X6 F: p" }5 eL：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？ ! }" S" P1 }, t0 p8 b5 K5 w " Q O: S) T1 d4 wM：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 J" ]! {4 w# K. x8 V ~
/ k* |. a( W5 T" ~5 T vL：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 D) e# ~7 z. V3 W0 e7 Y" s/ Q
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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. : s3 [' R8 [9 ~3 G : u) ]0 _1 N, Y7 r7 V1 b' 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.+ X: J. [' ~2 \1 b0 n9 R! B- U# W
' x- L1 W3 t4 c# b1 @/ \6 q# PL：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 ]2 e+ @, O; K0 `& {: q5 A- J3 b8 c; R3 c. }2 V& J& ?
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!, t" `5 F2 X% Y, ]8 k* E
7 r9 A2 e* c3 V8 l7 t7 W# T" T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。 - K' u" _7 K( R0 W 4 d. w- w1 H( y v) k! iAudio as following:& n2 P- W" v: F6 }. T
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