$ {7 f9 l4 ]0 \' mL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 , p2 b) v3 |) f4 W Q1 X" z0 q& q. X$ ^* O
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.( U* {0 p, X+ m
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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？+ E2 u# ^! }5 m, D
2 H# i3 f# x$ h- x) a+ xM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.1 c! G2 s! s! h8 T7 x5 P" v
- `) t' A7 o! d# D! ]4 J6 i' {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 }/ t& j5 k2 Z; q T4 b n+ k6 a0 M& K4 S. R
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ! d% u T1 g( }4 O! A: ? x- a) p, C* j) I* K& ]5 G! O
L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?7 \; e9 s. Z* O9 B- z. I
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. % u. p+ T8 D' M m2 @( G- q' A% r- m) Z
L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ - L0 o, x9 _' J! }6 }; O D, y9 o$ c( Y
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.# w% k5 r9 G+ S3 U
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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？ , l& Y' @- H1 b! C1 [ % X4 B4 U* x% ?0 D& I# yM：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. g6 I+ T' }5 P9 y/ q" H) n
9 D' J2 @0 Z& c2 I: h; ZL：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。! B J8 V/ F1 {0 v9 I% G" j
& P! ^5 @* h: M WM：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.9 P* W& O1 O P" z7 T0 }
( M4 e/ Y) T3 O" I6 _* f* iL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！7 c3 n! B! ~- c, p* [
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ! P0 J8 w6 _ k! j/ v . J0 T! ?$ C( [% l# UL：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。; |. N+ F/ M+ A
" r0 _/ D0 }" ^$ G0 h' l# QM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.* i: ]: p" b5 \- t
' j7 r% {" q8 |+ lM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. ( F; C: M( u# @8 L0 J & x. D7 [/ [3 [+ R0 ` k6 yL：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？+ m3 l2 T* W+ v* [) ]+ n% i3 }
# V: I/ j6 ~3 u) ~) AM：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. . H+ c8 e" |7 M 9 h3 A) B* l2 y4 h; c. OL：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？ + f5 P8 o: J9 u' K- Q1 M3 p( { 2 s6 K' _. Y' ? T) A, |8 w6 QM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & c' C8 E2 y( b- g0 n8 W; N- g* A+ G! y, }" w+ O% X/ O0 i
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。8 U# V" {$ q- H: d
! c1 r5 Y1 r" s& M5 H; F! U: |M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.6 f+ S7 _" ~, ~7 @3 h0 W, @- R
+ ?$ n, m' U+ _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. ' r# i' [( B+ t: `: @, s2 |% m$ M5 H% M0 G
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.2 i: O% ~9 q# b% {
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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？ 4 w* A% @8 ?4 X( a5 w9 \& m% _ 1 {, M; n0 f8 i& P5 @M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!5 Z; C9 a) F9 c! p: R
1 J+ I- R. |4 |! x; R( _, J3 c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。) i% f" q; w& X5 s0 q) D
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