1.By the age of 21, the typical American has spent 10, 000 hours playing computer games, and endured a smaller but much drearier chunk of time listening to sermons about this sinful habit.

一個典型的美國人在其21歲的時候就已經(jīng)花費了近10000小時用于玩電腦游戲，并堅持著花費相對短暫的時間去接受關(guān)于這種不良習(xí)慣的令人厭煩的說教。

2.By the age of 21, the typical American has spent 10, 000 hours playing computer games, and endured a smaller but much drearier chunk of time listening to sermons about this sinful habit.

一個典型的美國人在其21歲的時候就已經(jīng)花費了近10000小時用于玩電腦游戲，并堅持著花費相對短暫的時間去接受關(guān)于這種不良習(xí)慣的令人厭煩的說教。

3.While the gown is now reduced to being trucked round the world to a series of ever-drearier locations so people can pay enough money to gawp at it.

然而這一禮服現(xiàn)在被卡車運往世界各種乏味之地，人們只要花足夠的錢就可以直瞪瞪的盯著它看。

4.A phrenologist and a mesmerizer came—and went again and left the village duller and drearier than ever.

一位骨相學(xué)家和一位催眠師來了——又走了，這個鎮(zhèn)子比以往任何時候都更加沉悶和乏味。