VOA流行美语之：太有意思了

李华和Larry看了一场电影刚回到Larry的公寓。李华今天会学会两个常用语Dullsville和Coolsville。

LL: Wow, Li Hua, that movie was totally dullsville. I can\'t believe we stayed and watched the whole thing.

LH: Dullsville? 这个电影的确没意思，It WAS really boring, 可是你为什么不说boring而是说Dullsville?

LL: Well, you know, Li Hua， many small towns in America end in "ville."

LH: 是啊，美国的许多小城镇都叫什么什么"ville" ，比如Coopersville and Andersonville.

LL: So, when I said the movie was "dullsville," I was suggesting the movie was so boring, it was like living in the town of dull.

LH: 我知道了， "dullsville"的意思是说，电影很没意思，就像是住在一个很枯燥的地方。

LL: Right. And that movie was totally dullsville, especially for a comedy. I don\'t think I even laughed once.

LH: 真的啊？你看这部喜剧片的时候一次都没有笑？不会吧。这部电影不是很好，可也没那么差。Larry，我们学校的一些教授，他们讲课才是真正的dullsville.

LL: Yeah, I remember back in college being in some really dullsville classes. Sometimes they were so boring I\'d fall asleep.

LH: 不光是你，不少学生都会因为教授讲课乏味而打瞌睡。Larry，你上班的时候打瞌睡吗？Is your work dullsville?

LL: No, actually we\'ve been very busy with several important projects. There are times I wish it WAS dullsville at work.

LH: 要完成好几个重要的项目，哪当然有功夫打瞌睡了。我教中文倒是蛮有意思，可是周末就很无聊。My weekends are dullsville.

LL: I know what you mean. My weekends have been dullsville, too. I usually clean my apartment, go grocery shopping, and maybe wash my car. Not too exciting.

LH: 我也是，周末就是打扫房间，买吃的、洗车、真单调。Larry，我们得想点什么有趣的事，改善一下周末的生活。

LL: Hmmm。Let me think of how we can get out of dullsville.

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LL: I\'ve got it, Li Hua! We\'ll go to an amusement park next weekend. There is one not too far away that is totally coolsville!

LH: 我们下个周末去游乐园？好啊。那这次你就不用解释了，我知道Coolsville的意思就是说那个地方一切都很棒，很有意思。对不对？