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n8 x2 Q# J; T1 i; tL：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？ ( T1 ` M I& w d- W0 Z$ H$ _ X9 K% ?* |0 A+ t8 `
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. " {3 `6 T4 ?, C0 S. V; n # B" X8 N1 m. Z* F/ I9 `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？ " d6 Y+ {0 H- t6 `+ ~* I1 g , `/ m5 i9 F6 P1 f( P1 IM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : K8 U: O, p, h/ S8 K$ [ ) J0 m0 | w0 d% r, S+ XL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?0 C9 ]" F: `9 I; |
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8 w! |" t" P- @6 gL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 0 M1 p# B0 [! ~2 F7 x# A z2 m6 M2 s. j
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.) G/ a; @' I- @" h
l- }5 o2 O6 G; 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？' u1 @& q' E) ~9 h" |
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.5 S8 R. f$ q7 b1 F# B
; y; ^. @, F% L5 a3 IM：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.8 w8 b6 ?$ ^ N" j1 `
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ 0 F& ?! x4 X0 s! K9 ~; ~+ {/ n8 l) J2 B2 R8 ^+ Y3 H' T+ c& R
M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip./ F0 W& L8 }: t' `& h: l4 ?
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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。; k; T V% ?; I z e- R% K. z
% O- j& r' K: P/ B. {M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are." ^1 `: B6 G* \5 r# S j
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？9 j' Z* R. \/ b* B+ D" 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？9 B. C2 h) |! Z# m
0 k% e0 x& f& R! O; k( b& `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. 1 `. I" ^8 y) g' X 0 `. k7 E9 g& Q; C* C# {# s9 l: k8 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？ 4 ^/ S3 u1 j1 k; L. P. W% v+ ^5 Z [- w8 ~
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?7 w# |9 f, d9 j7 v& s) O
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L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 / t* W3 M7 A& a, R 5 C) @& t3 l8 Y+ ~ JM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. 6 x5 H ]! P) n. ], q- u+ }: T 9 w" \0 s# b2 D6 a8 `: s5 vL：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.2 m7 _- A9 V( K
' t! z6 U- E0 {4 E% R# ^) J# aM：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. & ~5 f7 u8 [+ [7 z8 Z * x) V' l( O6 Z% vL：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？ , \0 Z% T9 R F/ h! P5 n/ U- m/ D3 L6 s2 |, {4 E0 I/ X
M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!1 O( I% [ i1 t% |# y
- c3 Q. y6 s* V. m- w' w8 b3 N: R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。3 O% h/ w# f( o! o
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