第10课:无趣的 - 4
【迷你小对话】
A: Saying that all Westerners are rich is such a stereotype. There are lots of poor people over there, too.
B: That is true. I get tired of taxi drivers who seem to have an insipid way of asking how much money I make.
A: I suppose it is fairly tiresome to sit in a car all day. I would understand the driver if he thought his life was a little trite.
B: I guess so; I just find this topic so threadbare after so many cab rides in this city.
A: 说什么西方人都很有钱,这种看法太老套了。西方同样有很多穷人。
B: 真是这样。我讨厌那些总是不厌其烦地问我挣多少钱的出租车司机。
A: 整天呆在计程车里一定很无聊。我能理解司机们,可能他们觉得自己的生活太没什么新鲜感了。
B: 可能是吧。不过打了这么多回车后,我觉得这个话题太老掉牙了。
【语言点精讲】
stereotype: 陈规;老套。
insipid: 平淡无奇的;枯燥无味的;缺乏风趣的。
tiresome: 令人打瞌睡的;令人厌倦的;使人疲劳的。
trite: 字句、意见、引语等陈腐的;不新鲜的。
threadbare: 笑话、说教等俗套的;老一套的。
ride: 搭乘(交通工具)。
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