$ M9 K* \8 e8 _: L: M* f9 p. bL：嘿，Michael。这火车站好大，总算找到你了。 & N4 _$ Q; O# w; n8 R) q% ~- ~4 [; R0 _- o
M：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. K, \+ M' _2 ]' ~" z
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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？+ g- W6 K. i7 [2 [* \/ K8 B3 y
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M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ( t& U+ V8 l" R5 u7 G- H$ v! s4 H1 E$ E7 N2 W
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？/ e' r0 m6 s) _& [) v
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.' i. \( x1 x6 [/ h' y
& K% |' l8 z7 h6 C9 Q& nL：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? $ y6 S, E( D7 q/ f2 z, R; h+ Z1 P [$ h
M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 7 k9 l$ {: q; y- R ) k J1 T# l! D" B5 b9 M$ a) Z& PL：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 3 I/ ]; N& A0 m: x" b% y2 n9 ] + T& c" n. Z6 n& j. O) g! c8 @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. ) J4 W8 X9 N0 h7 o0 U4 q- g2 M% { * k9 c# z( U: a$ |7 f3 oL：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？5 O" T+ ]4 ]# W5 Q" O
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.# v! F0 Q, a* y6 n1 y6 H
( h% d3 l2 W7 L! J7 W0 ~! }4 I& OL：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。 " {, ~9 z2 Y( m6 Q L: o( C: n& {" B j8 \
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. * b+ x8 N0 K% G7 p+ X4 F & H3 N1 l4 w6 S. Z& q2 \L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！- ~1 K# [2 p% a: ~) @
; y* }1 [7 J; NM：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. $ O) |5 v @# Z2 z( L" R; | ) B6 `8 p7 Y5 `/ C: ?/ {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。% E% T. M5 b1 Q2 Q* v% u
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？ . C% g4 L, a- |/ S' j4 _5 T7 c9 C' ~/ a# n& S6 ~2 l0 t
M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy.' N' E, ?0 `2 F r5 U, O8 [* @" M
$ i3 c; ~1 u* C6 J/ J% 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？2 `! P# z/ f* \" {5 U' h5 Y
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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. M# h8 [2 p3 N4 }3 y v2 w
! j' v7 m3 |2 F) C7 X" a, J1 ML：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？ 6 ?" j+ n$ v& v* U) ^+ d" D& |* D6 w9 ]8 o
M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?% t2 ~3 \: ^+ J, J7 S
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5 C \/ |3 j% V+ F, Y0 i$ cM：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.1 |3 c' Y$ q+ s& }. E- S
8 w! @) Y v/ Z/ w6 |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. ' h8 p7 v3 s( w" k$ U ^0 `( T$ r1 H2 g2 A T* P( N
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. % G- v; w3 e2 g4 R/ _% l. ^( G7 V( I& d: x1 U
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？, T6 ~. s9 _! p% r7 X
5 n; w o3 A: V6 hM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!: H( K+ J. R$ V! G# h( Y
: l8 x [& J! _! C1 ^( m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。0 O! g( W: `" |% p
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