雅思口语 | Part2:与他人一起的无聊经历

1 twirl/twɜːl/sth. idly/ˈaɪdli/漫不经心地把玩着...

 I stared at the mind-numbing book, twirling my pen idly.  我盯着这本无聊的书看，手里把玩着我的笔。

2 while away the hours  消磨时间，打发时间

What I had in my mind was just about how to while away the hours. 我脑子里想的就是如何打发时间。

3 be in a deep stupor 昏昏沉沉的

Sharon opened her notes and began to read in a flat drone like an old vacuum cleaner until nearly everyone in the class was in a deep stupor,虾仁打开她的笔记，用干巴巴、低沉单调的声音念着，就像一台老掉牙的吸尘器，最后全班同学都昏昏沉沉的

4  with one's mouth hanging open 嘴巴张开着

Tom, who had been sitting with his mouth hanging open, gazing out of the window，jerked out of trance.汤姆刚才一直张着嘴，呆呆地望着窗外,突然回过神来了。

5 look over one's square spectacles /'spektək(ə)lz/ at sb.  从方形眼镜的上方看着某人

The teacher looked over her square spectacles at me but didn't say anything.老师从她的方形眼镜上方看着我，但是什么也没有说。

6 with many bitter sidelong looks 痛苦地偷着交换眼色

With many bitter sidelong looks and some sullen /'sʌlən/muttering, the class opened their books.全班许多人痛苦地偷着交换眼色，有些人阴郁地叽咕着，大家打开了书本。