! T: W. N+ g I2 J( W" iM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ( @& c4 ^, T" @ 3 M+ x0 \9 z- m; }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？ 5 U* Z2 \0 ?$ C: u! O* @- h3 z" s ; T0 _. c8 R) e3 eM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.2 J0 |" V* M% o* m+ N. g# Y
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L：(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？ ! J+ L8 f- w, p, r! }3 F 8 O0 N" M b! k- |M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. L2 ?0 a: a& Z- l9 Q$ ^ 7 ?- D" j- M2 b# @6 sL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?* n( y3 `/ z# C7 I: u
j/ e8 y6 \, N& J8 g6 t7 xM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted., O- x# M: w2 c
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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？: }# g% A" t; n( s8 p* n7 T
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( t2 ~) a# E7 L, G. n; uL：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？ . L) {% ?- D! H$ f : S% |8 M. b0 A+ P) ?0 \M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. : J; S% X$ A' L# q( ]5 v; P! I$ @& [7 W7 ]6 f+ b% v* p. w+ T, 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。3 O; c+ Q% Y# D
1 {4 u- W. P1 {- @' MM：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. . h1 w! x4 m8 e( j" J8 E1 L( ~/ k, q8 s8 d' R, v
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！( U ^# d; }' q- C; N7 Z1 l) t
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. : d/ y' i! Z$ X & Z' ]' o0 Q. q j! a: vL：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。. m/ G, k: U5 v5 _* U* q
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 9 a9 S5 m2 I/ K+ v ! L) r' Q T3 S$ c: [- L+ F1 k9 PL：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ 7 I0 N9 g |5 C% ~5 ^ ; U ]. h* i5 l5 j. d7 y+ A0 VM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.3 a* n3 k6 j- b/ l
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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？/ Y$ T/ ^ H/ ?4 y2 o- p* i2 \
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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. 5 N3 U5 }7 U' T) r+ q6 Y, A1 J9 Y. y) V8 O' u3 _9 d" i
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？) t: P9 E8 p- ^7 j
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9 x0 m2 u; _) `L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。4 b( C$ h! G- i8 W; q$ P
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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.8 h' K. u) R r S+ s0 R2 N7 u
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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. " n1 A% \+ K: p! p& {$ r6 |; t- W) [" a! m, P( K! ?
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？ v) X9 n5 Q8 y# y5 _+ m$ P: a/ x' ~4 A e; H) d" p
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua! $ }( \/ N# b5 R+ v4 t8 j; ?/ D3 G- f% z. b+ @ G
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。 8 X) L) ~2 ]* \6 }. [' Y/ n r3 y2 a! V- ]4 a
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