天花板附近的壁纸在剥落。The wallpaper was peeling away close to the ceiling.那个房间很奇怪，墙壁一半贴壁纸，一半刷涂料。The room was strange, the walls half papered, half painted.壁纸上道道油渍。The wallpaper was streaky with grease....
他的小说都是些肤浅沉闷的玩意儿，只有一本除外。With one exce-ption his novels are shallow and lifeless things.在东柏林就餐曾经是一件危险而且沉闷无趣的事情。Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.事情变得有点沉闷无聊的时候，不要胆怯。Don't be faint-hear...