“看着草生长”并不好玩
📖 逐句对照翻译
And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
现在是VOA学英语《词汇掌故》节目。
Springtime is a time of renewal and growth.
春天是万物复苏、生机盎然的时节。
Many plants end their long winter sleep and form new buds and shoots.
许多植物结束了漫长的冬眠，长出新芽和嫩枝。
Beautiful flowers will soon be showing their bright colors.
美丽的花朵很快就会绽放出鲜艳的色彩。
And the grass will grow thicker and greener again.
草地会再次长得更茂密、更翠绿。
Some flowers bloom in a very noticeable way but that is not the case with grass.
有些花绽放的方式非常引人注目，但草却不是这样。
Imagine you are sitting in a grassy field.
想象你正坐在一片绿草如茵的田野上。
And you have only one job – to watch the grass grow.
而你只有一项任务——看着草生长。
That does not sound very interesting.
那听起来不太有趣。
In fact, it sounds really boring.
事实上，这听起来真的很无聊。
That idea is what gives us the expression “like watching grass grow.”
正是这个想法衍生出了“像看草生长一样无聊”这个说法。
We use this expression to describe an experience that is uninteresting.
我们用这个表达来描述一次无趣的经历。
Another good word to describe it is tedious.
另一个形容它的好词是乏味。
We use this expression in many situations.
我们在许多情况下都会使用这个表达。
Let’s hear a few examples:
让我们听几个例子：
After the politician won his campaign, he gave a two-hour long acceptance speech.
政治家赢得竞选后，发表了长达两小时的获奖感言。
Two hours!
两个小时！
It was as much fun as watching grass grow.
这就像看着草生长一样无趣。
I really don’t like watching long sports games.
我真的不喜欢看冗长的体育比赛。
It’s like watching grass grow.
这就像看着草生长一样无聊。
Now, grass grows on the ground all the time.
现在，地上一直长着草。
And usually, we don’t give it much thought.
通常，我们不会对此过多思考。
If you stand in one place for a long time, the grass will continue to grow under your feet.
如果你在一个地方站得太久，脚下的草会继续生长。
For people who are always active, always moving, always on-the-go, we can say they don't let grass grow under their feet.
对于那些总是活跃、总是在行动、总是在奔波的人，我们可以说他们不会让脚下长草。
We can also say beneath their feet.
我们也可以说在他们脚下。
And sometimes we use this expression as a command.
有时我们把这个表达当作命令来用。
Let’s hear some examples:
让我们听几个例子：
Don’t let the grass grow beneath your feet.
不要让脚下长草。
Get back to work.
回去工作。
She certainly doesn’t let the grass grow under her feet.
她做事从不拖泥带水。
She’s been traveling non-stop for over a year.
她已经不间断地旅行了一年多。
And that’s all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
以上就是我们这一期《词汇与故事》的全部时间。
Until next time, I’m Anna Matteo.
下次见，我是安娜·马特奥。
Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这篇故事。
