' R |6 D, T* m+ VM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.. q c. @5 ]8 N! {% @& |+ V3 [
6 r5 b m8 y4 K$ G6 b" jL: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?' ?; R4 F/ S P, U1 V
% [. D$ X% c2 W# V) nM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 9 {7 H1 C6 I$ i/ w& N _9 K # r/ `4 x- A) o/ u+ b7 L4 QL:(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? & |* k6 ` o( a0 z6 p' t8 w& y9 \0 ?; S. [* Q9 L
M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.& B! t `1 `" K% _* k
& Z7 o/ {, a, |' T8 f* \. f( yM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. - X5 K3 A$ p8 Q4 G; @( Y8 j2 |/ }6 B7 e
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?" k" j) T9 m6 ~
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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. $ t. S7 |+ S# T, }$ _- I/ ~- N 3 |& _5 C; ~5 s7 YL: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?. H7 L9 O+ i" V- X+ G" _7 K8 H% c. I
+ Q5 M; @# G/ CM:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.& d" E/ {( F5 M# ]
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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。9 k2 k% R) G2 M& `) v w3 i
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!& O1 V3 p6 D7 c
: S5 K4 |2 U/ A4 c G# ~M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.9 @7 t- ]/ t. ^' D" e1 o; O
# F0 S0 T- ^- TL: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 a& { h! x5 G* P" t' U6 s6 [) q2 o& ^0 P
M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. , Q$ P# I6 F4 q3 j0 R# g( Y" s$ a" r9 e% S& L( a
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?, t3 J3 |4 B2 Y) V$ A1 v# |9 \! l0 X
9 r7 n+ M/ X4 y' E$ T& g( r) Q5 GM:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. * ~4 e7 H. L( Z5 [. Z: d( D- l+ u; m( Q1 A" ^. s! {
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?) B; _# |# B7 o/ C ^$ N' R- u
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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. & z) r& k: a3 d& y 5 `5 e) W3 w3 H t9 [9 E( L( UL: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$ R% q/ s+ _ & B( D; f8 I& h2 q; A* p" W) c3 VM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?- r, l; z5 f% `8 m2 N4 U
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M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.3 O5 B8 f+ D$ H; y" b; {* ^* V, T/ C
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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. & o" j. ~* w" X $ }7 Y3 n; [( Z5 u8 j* d3 l3 s- ~5 DM: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. ' a* V0 `2 D0 I8 w, B- S% B3 H0 } ; r- l! l8 k1 JL: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?/ i/ o( u6 S, O; h* X N* }1 I2 [
& E9 C; X5 ^* N) p# {$ |4 IM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! $ _5 ?$ P: u9 S. A! G & g1 m' [* _3 o$ d3 H0 b O: q7 \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。 + P# b+ D- i6 P) m ; [2 a L# y* v" HAudio as following: 6 | N: p& c% z# p% v1 B