第10課:無(wú)趣的?- 9

迷你小對(duì)話1

A: Why aren’t you reading any more paleontology textbooks?
B: Since Dr. Lake’s spiritless lecture, I have completely lost interest in that subject.

A: 你為什么不讀古生物學(xué)方面的教科書了?
B: 自從聽了Lake博士沉悶的講座后,我對(duì)那門課就完全失去了興趣。

迷你小對(duì)話2

A: I would like to join the football club, but the Jockey Club doesn’t interest me at all.
B: Me, either! The Jockey Club just seems to be full of a bunch of stuffy old men talking business.

A: 我想?yún)⒓用朗介蠙烨蚓銟凡?,但我?duì)Jockey Club一點(diǎn)都不感興趣。
B: 我也不感興趣。那里面是些無(wú)聊的、愛談生意的老男人。

語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)精講

spiritless: 無(wú)精打采的;沉悶的。
Jockey Club: 花露水,此處指俱樂部名。另外,Jockey Club亦指英國(guó)賽馬總會(huì),此短語(yǔ)小寫時(shí)常指“賽馬俱樂部”。
stuffy: 乏味的;沉悶的。
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