* L0 R K" H" P2 j' C9 U- mL:嘿,Michael。这火车站好大,总算找到你了。 / c8 z$ A8 B4 T. J* |( y/ d' u6 H& B' z6 D" H9 S* U* A* O4 k
M:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 8 b2 \+ V( `- E( A" v8 E$ m# B! i' U, N# z' B
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?, u$ F2 M* d5 z/ l$ R
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M:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 3 T- f$ q% q% c 7 u5 @* x+ }0 f; a" BL:(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? m+ N- a) Y0 F2 ]5 l3 V2 \ # _$ J2 v5 e1 k. wM:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep. ) a' }# Z$ r6 s : S2 M8 d: s% ^$ T7 `L:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? / H2 f2 G# {! K# ]4 e# b: T ! K) ]9 O( l! H6 h# YM:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.: L8 J7 m8 r5 G* ~4 J, S
, ?+ d' H! e# n- [9 l& XL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?7 ]! n& ~- F, P; G
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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? ( h4 K; Y6 f& G n5 K- r1 o3 K9 v2 `2 \' N6 V
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.$ I. Q( ~: T* D6 Y( c# ^$ `
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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。* U. e: C9 L9 u8 w; Y6 P) i
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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. : l& U. K3 p0 ]( j- D, S, s0 a' b6 Y : n9 t5 R) Q- n4 [$ t% j) U5 ?L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡! 5 T# s: T5 j2 [; s5 R 5 J3 z& _/ Q& e+ yM:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. , ^- {; f- r2 ^' h- k Q* M" o: p% d
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。( Y% n# }/ T5 C
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M:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. ! c* u v& N; K# u9 g4 {- ]5 { {4 ` k) u8 n7 ~9 [" F8 D
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是? # h. d# q: i, X; N9 r" v; z! b1 V: Y
M:You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy." y" b7 l5 x7 i, ^5 t4 h, L( F3 ~
' v+ L: X' p- l r% E5 x( WM: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.- q- Z7 `) A, [3 y
8 Q) ~! c9 M3 }1 i7 W8 z- O# P' i" w5 ?$ 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? 7 _5 ~9 R; e5 z" o H0 F: o2 ^ 8 B) V9 ^- _4 BM:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?( i7 h0 r! m3 Y% E9 M- j6 n) Y; Q T
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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. * o G) ]% L. ?9 W+ C 0 H3 t* I. @9 s4 p# W0 g2 |! q& ]" r/ JL: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. ) D: S: v3 L( z8 E : l X5 ^/ F7 G" D) ~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. & R6 k. A, [: `/ l+ h3 a" [( l! w) G- R, b( g* \& t/ d1 x0 u x
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' H5 _! O8 Q9 X- V$ r+ r# f / C4 S- w: J1 U( I( @, u( a0 vM:Thanks so much, Li Hua! $ B2 J( N% @ j3 u+ J3 ?8 ]" [- y# F b% e
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。 ) t- m- P. c. R; ]/ j+ T$ y. |. C+ a; N' V4 n5 [, V
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