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adj. 乏味的,無(wú)聊的 ★★★★
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
這電影這么無(wú)聊,我看得睡著了。
The meeting was very boring and everyone yawned.
會(huì)議很無(wú)聊,人人都在打呵欠。
Kim’s Note: This has got to be the favorite word among American students all across the United States. If you ask an American student to describe something he doesn’t like, you are almost sure to hear this word!
這個(gè)詞已經(jīng)成為美國(guó)各地學(xué)生最?lèi)?ài)用的詞了。如果你叫一個(gè)美國(guó)學(xué)生形容一下他不喜歡的東西,你一定會(huì)聽(tīng)到這個(gè)詞!
【額外成就感】
☆ A: How was your sales conference?
你們的銷(xiāo)售會(huì)議怎么樣?
B: It’s a long boring day. I thought it would never end.
這一天又長(zhǎng)又悶,我以為它永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)結(jié)束呢。
【瘋狂單詞家族】
bored adj. 無(wú)聊的, 無(wú)趣的, 煩人的 ★★★★
☆ I’m so bored with his words.
我對(duì)他的話感到很厭煩。
☆ A: I’m bored with living in the countryside.
我已經(jīng)厭煩了鄉(xiāng)村生活。
B: Then why not go to the city for some excitement?
那你干嘛不搬到城市里找些刺激呢?
boredom n. 厭煩,厭倦 ★★★★★
☆ A: Boredom is a mojor problem in most English classes.
厭煩情緒是大部分英語(yǔ)課的一個(gè)主要問(wèn)題。
B: You can say that again. I have the most boring teacher in the world. Her lessons are so boring that the class often falls asleep from boredom. It’s terrible.
你說(shuō)得再對(duì)也沒(méi)有了。我的老師是世上最煩人的。她的課非常無(wú)聊,整個(gè)班都常常悶得睡著了。太糟糕了。
Lisa’s Note:
My students always “I’m so boring”,when they actually mean“I’m so bored”. If the lecture is boring, the student feels bored!
我的學(xué)生總是說(shuō):“我很讓人煩。”而他們真正想說(shuō)的卻是:“我真煩??!”如果演講讓人煩悶,學(xué)生們就會(huì)覺(jué)得很心煩!