1 x) W: G4 c7 {8 ZM:The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. ' Q' K7 f( u6 M5 ~9 {- _# T, J4 ^( F9 V" O( ]/ g. O2 d
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?, H7 B; `* F' E& `1 _
; j5 P" C L$ `8 P2 uM:Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. ; d" P* h9 m2 ?2 ] % l$ d8 ^5 @* @3 D. W* a) pL:(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?* B0 ^; r) B. r: R$ z
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M:Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.( r8 I3 C. \) R$ r Q- v3 x
* p5 l, }1 y- C* mL:我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么? Drained? * F- o# G* L+ ^* n; F+ _8 U0 d$ O e; n5 p
M:Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.: I+ c- w* h0 x( J- o0 E7 x: [8 [
* r8 M8 z6 j3 w4 jL:Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢?8 ~' j0 J6 v6 H, }/ B- s
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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.0 `( ?( R8 \8 ^, f, K
& Y/ W/ r* d c' J- Q8 PL: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 [8 S3 I' [2 {+ @# C7 [4 H4 H. N: W0 g
M:Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. ; P+ c6 k& q/ Q& J! ?" B% x- `2 j8 s1 K* U! Q
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。 " f6 I# }4 G5 U$ X3 L* L+ g6 p0 M4 V3 o/ p2 C& L0 M' b5 |) |# G$ [
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.9 d: g5 N- K; @0 z. m0 ^9 m
4 D6 e5 U! r! o% w1 g, k# {: }L:那好呀,走,去食品车厢买咖啡!! L5 D) d1 f, j) k; Y2 s
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M:This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. % N" o7 ^# t# f; [. V/ ~ P- I* U7 B$ q. {4 G( [* v
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。 4 r$ L* ]* E) L+ r8 B 5 A( [5 J% c- [9 t$ c4 lM:Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 1 D7 j' p* n: w7 M0 j! a. q0 w% D5 Y' u
L:Wired?我猜这是说我精力旺盛, 是不是?* d8 L+ d( H% D$ B# ^! i- c$ D
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; U2 ^* t8 b5 l7 b' n2 `1 a& c, gL: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? * R2 ?8 ?1 I- _, h& n3 l+ z% S6 y+ g& G9 L6 Z2 n) j" b8 s+ ]0 O
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.$ G6 [. n5 E5 x( _( I
4 p% y, w2 \; w6 fL: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? 0 F' {8 u8 ?; l9 U( z9 ~9 Y$ |4 N* _
M:You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?2 t: n g0 g1 }( L
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L:对啊!我是参加一些会议,讨论有关学校的某些决定。 5 i& V( X2 ?! n. X8 _8 l4 E 5 c: R/ _' q# {$ ]$ i* [! j2 rM:Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. " c; E7 \$ }: i. y! A9 Y: w% \6 ]% c; A * I. ?" q/ S0 ?+ AL: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. $ z" s) r& {+ P' V; O0 ] / Z/ v% t [% k+ f; f7 jM: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 U7 i! k6 Y* Q0 ^& k" K
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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? |+ d5 @2 Z% g% A3 E x6 l: M4 Q/ I6 h# E) f% L
M:Thanks so much, Li Hua!1 S- D, a, H% n3 Z9 R
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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。 % j3 e: A8 [5 v; o- w# a3 m' W a/ k# P/ [0 [' A- v
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