$ y0 E; z( g: w3 tM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time.3 i* a4 j) M3 n8 j' Y+ I/ i' c
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 5 Z5 t% D* }. h7 I . E: Q2 E3 h% G& T* v- z; IL:(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? * q# O! O1 f- o* f: n6 { , a5 D+ W v4 F! o8 ZM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. 8 j! H( n2 A4 m0 J, p7 ]3 u0 P3 j: B0 h# i% u4 |
L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained?( D5 g/ ?" V0 {1 U
/ U( _* g) H7 K3 M0 Z2 `M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. 1 ~( d! }4 A2 D6 `) n, t0 T1 ?# W; E" M
L:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢? . |; u( B, V0 _, j0 s/ N - G! i) [. A& o- X, yM: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. # p* q# k. m. Y: Z4 G7 v3 U* e1 q6 ?+ H7 q$ o d7 ?* y0 q; p3 F
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? 1 i. A! |8 l/ p3 P1 u( ]: i( g6 p# w, W4 o; F* u
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.) b. H2 C$ R3 ]4 J; g% n
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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。' q" {6 [; |5 x0 ^2 t7 \& |2 q$ l1 j
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L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!8 x& R% s4 C: N6 L" l4 s# Q! ~
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M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. " E" f& Q: j) t8 c0 Y [ ( N( y. t+ l- n, pL: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? + V+ B; T+ E6 T Y 4 i7 B* b9 ~$ R1 @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.) B; S' s' ^; I( d7 m: I
+ \& H! R6 q4 @& {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? & r7 k2 R$ M2 U, o; `( v; b8 d) p# C N# u$ Z! Z0 i$ T
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? 5 @; f6 [) q# E. ?6 s0 B3 K; |# e: f+ m6 d. @- h& R' c
L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 & h5 ~8 ?7 E, T9 Z d ; f+ t/ Y, E' z7 j, V ]" {3 @M:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.' I0 T+ _& B$ s. ~
7 V$ A0 p3 H1 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. " @* u$ K ^1 q$ }% B; o2 | ( ~. m6 C# r% d' R/ w uM: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. 7 I/ |) i& C8 p8 Y ~, ] w+ C) h 0 X0 B" c O8 y+ YL: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/ x) K" y- v; o& E0 B: K
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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 s6 ^: w9 Q1 s6 j) C8 S* H + p$ M6 K$ {1 N B" C8 m* x# X% E4 kAudio as following: * I$ b# j( i1 g7 i, g$ Q