2 [0 ~! W7 `! r' k1 i+ ~! L7 OL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 % i6 k* V& b3 I7 S8 b% d/ K 6 K' D/ o+ q% S. V# rM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.+ Q& H# M# q- _3 i; R
, m U! F) k: aL：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？* K% a4 I" u$ C. ~
$ A8 H/ F- H" Z9 W, W! q% m8 d; t- `6 OM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.2 K# m( b- u+ D8 W
f8 l& ~% A0 z+ j8 l. ]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？6 o- d0 L% v$ o
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. + ^3 j. L( L. H, f- r3 X" h" ?4 }- W8 `7 z" ]
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?2 [0 j. }: _. H3 {
$ y7 f# w, w9 GM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.7 d- T7 s; t1 X' I* T2 J- K' z. a
2 I! u; i+ N% L2 A$ k! lL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 4 y. ]( |1 `* }6 ]/ P, S( O0 L) Z
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 d) C5 n* V0 B9 a! _2 f. m9 b* Y/ Q }- @" V1 g. l* \4 S: o$ K3 t) h4 r
L：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？( j- d+ Y8 R y( R
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.7 L% q; E, ?5 D7 X1 b+ m7 I% q4 ?
; d* g. U1 V/ _1 J$ j: }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. 2 V8 \+ W2 e9 J- W6 ~- `* V( r3 D ! ]8 e# a7 _& i+ B2 @6 QL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！3 l7 G2 t: c; _( W: Y$ K, c# C
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. / o" y* C0 U0 W# x, d7 R" l" M# Y 7 D1 v3 C) K' P# dL：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。2 {2 M( s* b. T" g& P/ |- A" L
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. & d: M# z* F' d1 J; m- r" X6 p) w6 R$ A I4 p5 s) f
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？, G0 v; c+ c! ~# [* }& P
. w1 l+ }; U) n9 U7 QM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.0 I) y' z9 t* |: w4 N
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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？% S9 ~( o; e( _/ l- Z
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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.% D% ^; I9 @4 f, d9 H/ U# {
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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？& ^6 W! T" m& L
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? " A! Z) v, A$ {" j7 ? / O& ]: t/ R0 r! \2 H- Q' vL：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 ; |" x1 g3 O7 n/ |' T l 8 Z4 x0 j% K* `2 s! F+ j7 L5 w9 TM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.8 D j( j- }4 J" e) F
2 B7 r) k5 Q) cL：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. . ^: R5 K# v3 `7 ], F" D( V9 T 1 a% ?" y1 y* I3 d6 V2 EM：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. 2 Q7 b$ I% C) z7 E q* f: O+ z7 W6 e2 Z+ T+ J7 K# v7 V- t
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: Z8 J5 G7 u( m' x. }, s* F& m- V' P- \- ?" j
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!9 Z- F, K/ l4 q0 J. E7 G8 _
. i8 w! B! r! f t, D! 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。 0 d$ A0 C0 o' B; v5 n. Y% c( |+ b7 s: ]2 T! g
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