This is also as dry as dust.

Listening to a dusty speech made him very tired.

听一场枯燥无味的演说使他疲惫不堪.

The audience soon grew tired of his arid speech.

没多久听众对他枯燥无味的演说就感到厌腻了.

It was a dull play but at that Jack enjoyed it.

那是出枯燥无味的戏,可是杰克还真喜欢它.

Getting these children to do what you want is a science, I can tell you!

我敢说,要做到让这些孩子百依百顺那可是一门艺术!

The baby had his mother on a string.

那位母亲对她的婴孩百依百顺.

In every sense she is docile and obedient to him.

她对他可谓百依百顺.

The boy has a will of his own in doing everything.

这孩子做任何事都是我行我素.

But she only laughed and kept on doing what she had been doing.

她却自管自笑,照样我行我素.

He emerged as his own man.

他我行我素.

Whatever you suggest, she will always go her own way.

无论怎样劝说, 她也总是我行我素.

She saw things through his cold, direct " I satisfy myself " attitude.

她就用他冷酷, 直截 “ 我行我素 ” 的态度来看事物.

His obstinacy drives me mad!

他顽固不化把我气得火冒三丈!

Even though Im ancient and somewhat of a relic.

尽管我有点顽固不化甚至有点象出土文物.

He knew them to have their share of pride, the dogged sullen pride of the peasant.

他知道,她们也有她们的自尊心, 那是农民的那种顽固不化的自尊心.

The team got off to a pretty shaky start this season, losing their first two matches.

那支球队这一季一开始就相当七零八落, 输掉了首两场比赛.

Things are breaking up.

事情搞得七零八落.

The crowd straggled along.

一大群人七零八落地走过去.

Books were scattered around the room.

屋子里七零八落地放着一些书.

She watched amazed as the broken ranks filed past in utter silence.

当七零八落的队伍默不作声地鱼贯而过时,她吃惊地注视着.

The tree is falling apart, and it's messing up the room.

圣诞树都七零八落了, 还使房间里乱糟糟的.