Unit 153. It's boring.
第153单元 真令人厌烦(无趣)。
A: I wish the teacher wouldn't make us read this book.
甲:我真希望老师没有强迫我们看这本书。
B: Yeah. It's boring. I'd rather read something more exciting.
乙:是啊,那好无趣。我宁愿看些更有趣的东西。
类似用语
It's dull.
好无聊。
It's a bore.
真是一个(件)无趣的人(事)。
百宝箱
本句中的boring是现在分词作形容词用,必须以“事”当主词,若以“人”当主词时,则必须用bored,表示“某人感到厌烦(无趣)的”,而“a bore”则表示“无趣的人或事物”,此处的bore是名词。
I was bored with the work.(我对这份工作感到厌烦。)
= The work was boring to me.
= The work was a bore to me.
He is a bore to be with.(与他在一起实在无趣。)