第10課：無(wú)趣的?- 4

【迷你小對(duì)話】

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: 說(shuō)什么西方人都很有錢(qián)，這種看法太老套了。西方同樣有很多窮人。
B: 真是這樣。我討厭那些總是不厭其煩地問(wèn)我掙多少錢(qián)的出租車(chē)司機(jī)。
A: 整天呆在計(jì)程車(chē)?yán)镆欢ê軣o(wú)聊。我能理解司機(jī)們，可能他們覺(jué)得自己的生活太沒(méi)什么新鮮感了。
B: 可能是吧。不過(guò)打了這么多回車(chē)后，我覺(jué)得這個(gè)話題太老掉牙了。

【語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講】

stereotype: 陳規(guī)；老套。
insipid: 平淡無(wú)奇的；枯燥無(wú)味的；缺乏風(fēng)趣的。
tiresome: 令人打瞌睡的；令人厭倦的；使人疲勞的。
trite: 字句、意見(jiàn)、引語(yǔ)等陳腐的；不新鮮的。
threadbare: 笑話、說(shuō)教等俗套的；老一套的。
ride: 搭乘（交通工具）。
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