第10课:无趣的 - 8
【迷你小对话1】
A: You never talk about work anymore.
B: Well, now that you are an international journalist, my job as a secretary seems too humdrum to mention.
A: 你怎么不再谈你的工作了?
B: 你现在是国际资讯记者了,我那单调乏味的秘书工作还有什么好谈的。
【迷你小对话2】
A: Can you tell me, Mr. Gates, what you do on an average day?
B: Well, I’ll be happy to tell you. But compared to most famous people, it’s pretty prosaic. I just get up, eat breakfast, go to work, come home, and go to bed.
A: Gates先生,能告诉我您平时都做些什么吗?
B: 我当然愿意告诉你了。不过和大多数名人相比,我的生活平淡无奇——起床、吃早饭、上班、回家,然后睡觉。
【语言点精讲】
humdrum: 平凡的;单调的;乏味的。
average: 平常的;普通的。
prosaic: 平淡无奇的;无诗意的;乏味的。
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