9 c! [' q4 X4 r/ L# S: JM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ; h- |0 P& M1 z4 y9 U. w0 {+ w4 f4 J! L8 P+ p
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? ' G g I. e0 t8 M" v' W# A3 u6 i7 A, x6 ]& O4 `
M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.5 A1 D7 U! T6 F5 F) x* Q
4 i9 K0 P7 @ }' eL:(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? ?) H5 E, l& p! c" G6 J _ # I& G; v0 P! }M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. : k, U5 K; V. r; r0 I- H" U0 @6 x$ o) E4 y
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? # f- w) W, I5 ?6 g6 m9 | Y0 V; ^
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.! F5 N$ W' a+ g* o8 E- 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?$ T- g! s! G4 N$ q! P7 _* s7 v
7 m/ x) A% J4 D0 ]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.( O$ C+ o, u! A- P3 ?2 g
) |0 f5 h0 J* ?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? 9 g: F! j( G0 b8 u+ Q! \/ ?( I5 p9 P, o0 g, y0 m
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.6 {6 I' S6 D3 R# B+ q( O
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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。 ; r' I, \* y& E* L+ m9 C2 b% p$ c, p" W! I) F
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.; I/ G6 d% i1 v* c1 ]
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 4 g3 h' Q/ j h. Y/ V" a# x, [5 t- n$ Y. s M9 T& [7 K7 B+ \
M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. - ]. r7 U! ?2 _) r) p4 A, g9 R; r, h! I# J; @9 T/ o
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。 * \8 A0 k3 O/ y. k; Q: B3 X1 r; ~ {! P* c9 S, Z$ T
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 8 I( M& L& J4 o1 L5 e# @7 h5 m& [- G
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?. n7 v2 S' m v* T% M% `" ]
( j0 C* d: n6 E9 kM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. % @( A% e! ^% P/ Y* H0 d- b5 ~" J* `' K! v4 S, ]6 N
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?( T0 w9 D R0 ]0 ?5 c
0 Y% _; k$ V4 V/ w' LM: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 Z9 w$ N4 s5 `; O7 ^$ |1 j$ Q ~) H5 _7 B" e
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?% x; v: Z2 U" ^( X6 _+ U
% f! a# \$ C0 d& u, \& R0 cM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?8 O- Q, e2 e8 E2 b
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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。( w2 w1 G7 `) Y1 J# i/ O6 D, Z( K" |: w
k3 d' P5 B a5 G N2 bM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.* g- f% Y& {( o% E, M4 u" Y* C
+ U |3 k Z6 X) Q, LL: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 m) K+ `; r0 m u0 r$ O
! V- l, T d5 S" ZM: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.0 S3 |. e/ S, J6 H0 }" O9 l
* W6 G' v8 a- T. M. S7 j9 l0 |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? 0 z& ]% m/ K- v* T, T& }& _5 S9 h$ _) w
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua! & v( w4 a* f/ ?+ U& n$ p5 H! h& w% C0 K 3 U: A, @, O0 f9 D" w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 ]. T% b9 Q0 k . `0 |; Q: e( {. @; PAudio as following:* w# T+ z! ~& z- R) x* x