~/ r! ?: V. D( yL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。9 k8 T' Q2 D! \0 i
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M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 3 M* R* d6 g9 ] : [/ V% Z; X. y$ l* R! |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？# e. t; ?) z7 Y& k% k
3 Z' g6 T7 `' L. l8 v6 |/ eM：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 4 ]7 T. _# ^. _% e, ^- O3 L6 V2 V E0 N* ^! I! C) q, \ T
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？ 7 o6 I; B7 u: F( f* s. A8 z2 T& Q: A5 {
M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.6 v' R6 ]6 X0 }2 C$ B; p
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained?! ]: _& D! }, M
, K Q0 u. E7 u# j, B+ xM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ; P, x3 S! D* B$ |' D* a, T- V; J5 j" b$ f8 I' 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？( g! k9 L0 f' |/ L
3 R# Q: G! q2 O. q- fM：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.; H! [6 f: v7 B; L; V
k- j4 m+ Q8 ^8 b# Z% U* zL：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？ 0 l R& O" _1 [8 S+ u! j9 p6 I2 x, H6 ?" A' N0 ^4 [
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms./ z& b9 _ o* E1 g {. S
8 x' K7 n" t \" R. e5 yM：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. # C+ I9 Z5 ^, U# V3 J6 @$ C2 n- u* ~9 B: d3 z A' z" M" G
L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！/ h3 _) J& ^7 w# p
, n7 L# F) \1 t3 b; `' ~! ?2 C( pM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.7 U9 ]- ? z3 V* O
' m+ J" J% O" aL：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。- F! H5 s& \! P: n; H4 D) \
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M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.+ f/ b ^: v) o* N
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？7 k7 g# D( S& J# a
# `4 Y. |/ W) k9 T. c+ fM：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy., C7 X, Y4 m- Z( E+ t! A
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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？ ( R( R, n- H1 p 7 m0 ~: k9 P hM：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.% z7 B8 K$ J/ p1 a2 F/ z
( T% z# ^5 `* n/ L+ DL：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？ ( P1 f9 m+ q6 H* K. Q: E* _ 9 k+ I0 J$ E3 L2 ?8 BM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? p: R+ b9 R$ P: R6 ~: }% L8 N* W, B c' d
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。 7 ~( v, p8 ?! H" H* t% D, W; Y* x 4 h9 z1 e [* [2 DM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion., C7 u/ R- a" F
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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. 7 D4 d/ D0 g! d p# i: r1 o) a$ [- b5 h8 t. }8 T
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.( [% ]: ~5 n( L; D6 B* 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？ ( D# @5 ^" X: B) J5 I- j 4 j) o: s3 Z: M4 Q3 t% uM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!7 Q4 B' S5 _6 ~, p4 O7 q
0 X/ C% R% X2 Z- l: e% 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。 + N% l, e, n% T2 w6 c 3 z5 Q2 Z; Q" c# G8 FAudio as following: 4 @* M4 p% H8 ~. h; Q; g+ z
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