Diamond rings can dull over time, yet with a little bit of toothpaste and a good rinse, they'll be sparkling away in no time.

随着时间的推移，钻戒会失去光泽。但是，用一点牙膏，好好地冲洗一下，它们立马又闪闪发光了。

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I'm familiar with the problem the RS describes: when I was at secondary school over a decade ago, our computing classes were terribly dull.

我清楚皇家学会关心的问题：十年前，当我还在上中学时，我们的计算机课就非常的枯燥。

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On May 20th UniCredit said that it would take over Capitalia, an Italian bank whose predecessor, Banco di Roma, was once as flashy as Credito Italiano was dull.

五月二十日，联合信贷表示他们将并购前身是罗马银行的Capitalia。 曾几何时，Capitalia有多么的光鲜亮丽,意大利信贷就有多么的沉闷乏味。

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I saw it clearly -- all a dull blue, with a horrible veil over it that chilled my bones;

VOA: special.2009.05.16

One day before China's big moment, the Olympic opening ceremonies, a dull haze hung over Beijing.

NPR: Beijing Preps For Opening Of Olympics

According to USA Today's Claudia Puig, the "obnoxious, over the top and often dull" result constitutes "a feeble attempt to rehash action-hero glories".

BBC: Die Hard sequel leaves critics cold

The dreary saga of Dwight Howard near-traded and withdrawn so many times over the past year, like a dull prank concluded mercifully with the news that Howard would move from Orlando to the Lakers.

WSJ: 2012 London Olympics: U.S. Basketball, Too Good to Be Viewed��Jason Gay