Doing shopping with my wife is about as interesting as watching paint dry.
请问这个句子是什么意思?尤其是 watching paint dry 怎么理解?watching paint dry 很有趣吗?
watch paint dry 的字面意思是“看着油漆变干”,引申一下,便是指“非常乏味”“极其枯燥”。如:
Reading this book was like watching paint dry. 读这本书非常令人讨厌。
Listening to a biology lecture is like watching paint dry. 听生物学讲座十分让人讨厌。
as interesting as watching paint dry 是一种反语的说法,指跟“看着油漆变干”一样有趣,而“看着油漆变干”显然是没有趣的,所以 as interesting as watching paint dry 的意思便是“跟非常没有趣的事一样有趣”,那言外之意便是“非常非常没有趣”。打个比方:我们通常说“跟乞丐一样穷”,但有时可能反过来说“跟乞丐一样有钱”, 那言外之意便是“非常非常没有钱”。