7 K/ D4 z: ^' `5 g3 HM：The train is just about to leave. Good thing you got here in time. 3 ^5 w* q; D1 |1 U; Z m' A" B# h* c: Y* ?6 r
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？ & }1 M1 ~( e9 @4 }$ X0 E& j/ L$ \1 b8 h) R+ @7 I/ [
M：Only about four hours. I'm probably going to sleep the entire way. 8 i6 n6 U( W. _' y3 o5 |4 O . Z% L( v- G8 ?2 [5 D5 OL：(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？ . V2 Z) M* N% J" q. P) X : i9 N- i A6 z: T. n! ZM：Li Hua, you are full of energy. But I'm drained, I'm going to sleep.+ z- [" s9 c6 Y1 Z2 t
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M：Yeah. Drained, it means exhausted. ; ?3 u. U! f0 h1 Y( D+ q) E; t" M. p; I
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 ]9 h; G. g3 z, W. j4 w
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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. 5 j5 Z; b. g$ ~5 w; a7 }. p9 \ m7 y* v6 \. `
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？; S7 F" a& Q* D
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M：Yeah, you understand. You don't even seem drained after the mid-terms.3 i2 U& Z0 j8 l" {- U+ q8 e
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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& @8 A+ E% F* o8 X3 E ~
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L：那好呀，走，去食品车厢买咖啡！ & \. U/ N+ \* c& ^9 @ ( z& P6 `: m8 y- j3 O! f3 o% {M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip. & i' L# \1 ?4 h/ f- p . `: z! \" F1 y+ n) Q/ X( zL：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。' K. r4 r. I* C' Q
6 {" Q/ T) V# d4 S& ^' P- fM：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. 2 |( C5 B+ {$ m9 T1 P; D) k; ~, b( r: v+ J4 e& V
L：Wired？我猜这是说我精力旺盛， 是不是？( q7 u, ?. F& A$ f G2 U5 Z: h7 H
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+ T6 I! e* J" T& ]9 QL：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+ i: U/ @- F7 W$ b3 s& v
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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. & v" s: N% k* m: X, F 9 |* w; ~ m, G7 Z% A: }& V" AL：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？* U; f3 V/ v2 l
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M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? & X& o) g+ S. E$ b8 o/ r9 V. G! A& i/ o" w: L& V
L：对啊！我是参加一些会议，讨论有关学校的某些决定。% I( H+ Y0 w7 q7 f
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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.- ?; |+ f/ N- h2 f# P4 Q: c& J
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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. 2 [/ L3 R- Q; a c' ]( g3 D. z: O" w' \2 W
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.' e/ A0 G! n; `
" S" a, t* i, |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？ 2 p8 X+ Z9 w, R* C7 \/ A ( Y3 ~! c2 f& K- R6 \( A- eM：Thanks so much, Li Hua!2 T5 ~ |3 e' J) o
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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。4 [7 `- D0 R+ t: ]7 n7 x6 ^- N
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