125、boring K.K: [ ] IPA: [ ]
adj. 乏味的，无聊的 ★★★★

The movie was so boring that I fell asleep.
这电影这么无聊，我看得睡着了。
The meeting was very boring and everyone yawned.
会议很无聊，人人都在打呵欠。

Kim’s Note: This has got to be the favorite word among American students all across the United States. If you ask an American student to describe something he doesn’t like, you are almost sure to hear this word!
这个词已经成为美国各地学生最爱用的词了。如果你叫一个美国学生形容一下他不喜欢的东西，你一定会听到这个词！

【额外成就感】
☆ A: How was your sales conference?
你们的销售会议怎么样？
B: It’s a long boring day. I thought it would never end.
这一天又长又闷，我以为它永远不会结束呢。

【疯狂单词家族】
bored adj. 无聊的, 无趣的, 烦人的 ★★★★
☆ I’m so bored with his words.
我对他的话感到很厌烦。
☆ A: I’m bored with living in the countryside.
我已经厌烦了乡村生活。
B: Then why not go to the city for some excitement?
那你干嘛不搬到城市里找些刺激呢？

boredom n. 厌烦，厌倦 ★★★★★
☆ A: Boredom is a mojor problem in most English classes.
厌烦情绪是大部分英语课的一个主要问题。
B: You can say that again. I have the most boring teacher in the world. Her lessons are so boring that the class often falls asleep from boredom. It’s terrible.
你说得再对也没有了。我的老师是世上最烦人的。她的课非常无聊，整个班都常常闷得睡着了。太糟糕了。
Lisa’s Note:
My students always “I’m so boring”,when they actually mean“I’m so bored”. If the lecture is boring, the student feels bored!
我的学生总是说：“我很让人烦。”而他们真正想说的却是：“我真烦啊！”如果演讲让人烦闷，学生们就会觉得很心烦！