5 Y; e) q& W5 j. N- g1 l) kM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way." Z& u& ]2 p& ^9 ]
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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?( S6 K3 Q/ H8 F7 i
2 q9 X0 j3 C% c. kM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. * I3 {, m" ~, {7 d# ]( ]2 X ! N3 c. M F7 O' L8 Q* LL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? % S/ C5 M, h& {" t# P, S5 {' }( U7 `1 L2 g1 O: z! z( @& U
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 0 |: R0 g6 r0 f! d ]7 a/ X; h7 h8 u" y+ M) h# J+ c+ G+ u
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? & @7 v/ K& m7 Q* Y5 \- |' D+ H ( r$ f1 f# g% g0 A0 U) Z" I t# @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 }! I8 b! U$ k( W( j 3 `0 n# P5 u0 [7 q% VL: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? 1 P S, U2 e N) P) s6 I0 k2 u' A( g6 c0 l! h+ [' r" p
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. 0 n# ^9 x0 m$ c7 l. T' \9 d" h; `: i* P
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。8 X: X8 r# P4 J3 P. a) X
2 n: f1 v* j; f+ rM: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." |3 y5 _2 n0 \$ \8 C
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!' G1 }# I% q! T' \
8 X/ S- z6 ~0 }, JM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.3 Y) L& ] E3 z* |0 D# ^
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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。 6 d1 |. V" d4 l' i1 x% D& C% n T# u1 V: \) {0 ^/ G6 Y
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ' j8 A& t0 w9 }! U. c$ U& `9 w7 {5 Z0 c
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?1 y$ {( W& ]2 X) k. B% Y
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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?5 g: R& u, d) d7 Y6 l: u& P
. n3 _2 r7 L4 L; j7 RM: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. 7 ]& Z# q8 p9 \' w: d* E+ X : |; | V: D4 Q, W9 n0 H4 wL: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?( d& d9 [! t% d! Y+ ~$ o: K c( ^' i
X v, A! c1 M+ jM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?: E3 E5 H- l. F4 E, L3 W" z
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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。 ! @, v$ `9 g. U- D) {/ S) P* E+ |
M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.# b4 f' q2 i! q. c" A
. v7 P. O$ Q: j# _& jL: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.$ A2 B* w$ Z; }( J" C% w7 P
6 A0 E* B' I! T0 NM: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.' e, U9 t, T: K# n
) |( a! j5 h* y3 X. O/ eL: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? + _* T7 D5 R5 A2 R: a0 A/ R$ A6 |; B1 p
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!4 k# w% V5 m! Q" G
! l! ]' W4 b% ?; s- ` E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。 . m. d8 a& ~3 e9 I/ Z g' D. m# { 0 v q0 R% ~! { \) N RAudio as following: . M" b; s5 R0 V6 G; {4 T