When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 过度地;过分地;极度地;
💡 excess无节制+ ive...的 + ly ...地 → adv.过分地, 非常地
"The doctor advised him not to drink excessively."
医生劝他不要饮酒过度.
近义：heavily, immoderately, inordinately, overly, overmuch, spare
反义：incompletely, nearly, poorly, barely, scantily, scarce
adj. 无聊的，无趣的;令人厌烦的;单调的，乏味的;
n. 钻孔;钻屑;
v. 令人厌烦(bore的现在分词);
💡 bor无聊 + ing 名词后缀，表状态 → 令人厌烦的,乏味的,无聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
近义：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反义：important, absorbing
n. 城镇，市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心;
💡 去 城镇偷(tow-tou)牛(n)被捉
"The town is under heavy artillery fire."
该市镇处于密集的炮火之下。
近义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality, city
oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]
pron. 自己，自身;亲自，自行;其;亲手;
"One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is."
大家必须问一问自己，这个锻炼的目的是什么。
近义：herself, himself, itself, one, themselves, yourself
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city