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？

    LL： That's right. And this amusement park really is coolsville. We
won't be bored there.

    LH：那这个游乐园里有什么特别好玩的呢？

    LL： The park has three huge roller coasters. One of them goes upside
down！ Now that ride is coolsville.

    LH：游乐园里有三个过山车，还有一个是头朝下的。可我不喜欢坐过山车，
the ride doesn't sound so coolsville to me.

    LL： You don't like roller coasters ？ Well ， what do you think is
coolsville， Li Hua ？

    LH：我觉得自然博物馆很有意思。

    LL： Really ？ Why do you think the natural history museum is coolsville？
I guess I think it is more like dullsville.

    LH：自然博物馆怎么会令人厌倦呢？你看过那里的恐龙化石吗？多有意思啊。

    LL： Well ， now that you mention it， my little seven-year old cousin
Amy thinks dinosaurs are coolsville ， too.

    LH：你七岁的表妹Amy 也喜欢恐龙化石？那下个周末，你去游乐园，我带Amy
去自然博物馆，怎么样？

    LL： That would be coolsville ！ What a great idea.

    LH：你去享受过山车，我们去观赏恐龙化石。两全齐美，Everything will
be coolsville.

    LL： Except for one thing.

    LH：除了一件事以外？什么事？

    LL： Wouldn't it be more coolsville if we could do something together？

    LH：你说的对，两个人一起才有意思。那我跟你去游乐园，以后我们再去自
然博物馆。

    LL： Coolsville.

    今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是dullsville，意思是枯燥乏味，令人厌
倦。还有一个是coolsville，意思是很好，很有意思。