/ U4 h8 [9 ~) y3 \9 yM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 8 r" K& h3 r! v, r n+ b z 0 D" F& e! O5 ~7 l' L% w0 L1 fL：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？ ) c, W' s9 b5 X/ d! f+ m6 k1 v5 D$ U4 s& R4 O8 ^
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way.' X" r9 z+ m4 w/ h& w" ~
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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？# T: d5 U! o' {! M
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M：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.2 M" w6 i/ J8 s' n) N
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L：我是精力充沛。可你说你是什么？ Drained? " [' Q: `0 u q" x% P' y& o$ M & D4 T; G# H" H/ T YM：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted.2 L5 }) e! ]7 H u! Q P
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L：Drained就是累的意思。那drained这个词还能用在其他什么场合呢？ 5 i; T$ x7 Y b% |4 z3 M$ z. t 2 y* [; M: h8 K, }9 p) XM：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. / e8 ~" Z+ K* F" P: D8 B# S! _& r8 _ d$ U+ \
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？ 9 X, h' _8 L% l- t% I0 @( V9 ] E9 O
M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms. , _3 u# W! Q( A8 A h 8 i$ L% G& v5 r2 \8 b2 s$ k- YL：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。" W6 C C- Z. }/ {
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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.5 S& E! k, b3 t l5 z
2 G+ p6 K$ m3 F5 J! jL：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！0 {7 X7 r3 ?; |
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M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. ! S! P: U: }3 D i$ b 7 S% A+ W" u4 k/ uL：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。 9 \' u. K- k, s! [ E7 h4 M3 C% k+ F* [5 @0 w; `* d) m
M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are.- |) Y) p2 R7 ]. c, J. `
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L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？' z* o/ q" K7 j2 o$ F0 ^3 b: \
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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？ 8 F; L- a& s' v" k- K3 b o5 A/ H+ q3 y6 t. r- y g$ E
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. , E4 E! z0 e) K+ ~- s0 E, Y' f5 ~
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？ " R6 T' Z$ U C: M* t 6 m M$ E6 g4 x( ~: n: cM：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right?/ t4 ^4 S3 {+ S/ Q, u
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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。 " z3 V- I# e, _1 V* O$ \* \8 n- T6 o( {2 u! s5 R
M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion.9 Q/ N; P! L; L* `. Y6 F D. X7 c# W
( t1 D; L! o/ f: s% S( BL：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% R- R( U) z5 o " r; J( }' v. M- B, M- \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. : V; p8 \/ ^ C; F* T5 B" K5 M- o9 K$ M, }0 I/ s
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？' u0 _8 P! V6 z' o" S$ A
1 v2 B7 B0 S( Y; H6 S5 \. WM：Thanks so much, Li Hua! * c* U% R+ W5 v' i1 p, ]% Z ) V2 R. h( M1 M/ g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。% Q- q% H5 u0 ?1 I) F' U& c
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