每日短語 第24期:Like watching paint dry無聊地等待
今日短語
英語中的 like watching paint dry 這個短語字面意思是“就像是用眼看着等着油漆幹”，比喻一種乏味無聊，冗長沒意思的等待。
例句
My girlfriend loved the Les Miserables movie, but I hated it. For me, it was like watching paint dry.
The chancellor's budget speech is on TV later. It'll be like watching paint dry!
I hate it when football is on the television, it's like watching paint dry.
請注意
另一個短語是 paint the town red, 字面意思是“把全城刷紅”比喻盡情地，毫無約束地狂歡慶祝。
It's my 21st birthday on Saturday and I'm going to paint the town red.
