2 x) i, W- c% c, D$ [$ BM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.+ L+ L& v1 M5 y8 I, {- D
' n4 i5 S% |. D+ {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？ : Q! T1 ]+ a' i" d+ H3 N j% `/ W S# F# yM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. I: }8 @/ J# c- I! | 8 ]& ^1 E6 B, x; ?: i1 S4 kL：(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？ $ [& c; Y/ a8 m+ q; a7 d4 q9 M, L, c# s, J0 Z
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. x6 \2 f6 r" u' A ) z6 h( Z! _% u1 Y. \8 cL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?2 Y# f' Q5 y5 \0 q6 {
/ _) ], _* Q6 V5 i, wM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ( i" l2 h' L$ k( y# q4 u ' U' |8 U7 v- Z; n& [* SL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 4 z* U8 R5 D" X: q/ r' h, R) z! Y' t3 m
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. & _( O$ t$ j+ R( D ( b9 g, l& K/ r# k! K3 hL：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 T, @+ M9 d; A' O6 c" q0 n
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 U. t' Q- O9 ~ D3 ?1 ~
( u! c5 I0 t/ T1 H3 k2 q$ {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。* \- |, g7 ^# R9 x' f
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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.) l/ L2 D0 W/ `$ ~) M4 k, W& E- c
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！; `) {$ I" r& G
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.* r( s; C* Y+ C+ R+ O5 d
+ a. Z) R0 E! H/ XL：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。 # f9 I4 l X/ p9 U' p$ I- F, Y+ r) y3 X0 k# q. F5 B U" y7 a9 L4 A# ?
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ; W! z `( p E7 ~0 u7 _8 ] V1 M0 c# J/ a4 z
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ - Y( b; U3 j d* ~8 e4 }1 ~ ~4 ~* v8 L8 b
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.+ d; A1 A1 \* k4 v+ D/ ?* W
, P* D m2 a6 S; {( X/ n: G6 ]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？ " `% _$ U9 J5 O( a7 k ! @4 B( R6 n# {: 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 X: A2 d7 G" F2 g) w- O
2 F+ G) l1 X$ r6 T' D( rL：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？* ?/ @. z9 j" [: v
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? S$ W& i! `) h % z4 x" N) m" X; L$ T" B* ?L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 6 L" E+ }+ Q7 i) N# v + Z: R _% y. s& bM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. ) g4 \6 i9 H4 ^9 ?5 @$ }! H1 N$ U+ X3 `
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. " A$ c" E! Y. i; d s/ O* }" ~) F+ C' Z% c
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. - Y, J. x: v# J& K9 ? $ w# ~" B0 K% }& t2 D7 uL：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？ $ X4 c( D5 z; X6 l5 N" d# U5 r8 P( z6 J$ R
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! 5 {- X& T4 z$ |1 b' S% O/ i. G0 r$ E' u ~9 H' K' n6 }
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。 z) z7 U, J: P3 D2 f
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