M：This coffee is going to keep me awake the entire trip.L：這杯咖啡就能讓你一路上不困啦？ 我可不行，到華盛頓之前，我至少還要喝兩杯。 M：Geez, Li Hua, I don't think I will be nearly as wired as you are. L：Wired？ 我猜這是說我精力旺盛， 是不是？ M：You are right. This word has a couple of meanings. One means to be energetic and the other means to have nervous energy. L：這么說，wired可以指對某件事很興奮，也可以說對某件事感到緊張而努力去做。 要是我精力充沛，可以說：I am wired; 要是在大考前我感到很緊張而抓緊時(shí)間復(fù)習(xí)功課，也可以說：I'm wired。 是這個(gè)意思嗎？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. L：噢，跟什么東西聯(lián)系在一起也可以說是wired， 例如和因特網(wǎng)連接。你最后說的 wired into a discussion 我不太懂，那是什么意思??？ M：You have been participating in the meetings to make decisions about our college, right? L：對啊！我是參加一些會議，討論有關(guān)學(xué)校的某些決定。 M：Ok, your participation in the college's meetings and being involved in those decisions means you are wired into the discussion. L：噢，我參加這些會議，參預(yù)決策的討論，這就可以說：I'm wired into the discussion.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. 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 再去給你買一杯， 要不要？ M：Thanks so much, Li Hua!
