Bright curtains can cheer up a dull room.

色彩鲜艳的窗帘可以让单调的房间变得亮丽起来。

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It's up to you to plug the leak—even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.

这取决于你是否能填补这个漏洞——尽管总有一堆的理由把你困在枯燥的每日常规工作中。

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Interesting as it might appear, a made-up conversation will probably turn out to be dull.

一段虚构的对话看起来可能很有趣，但最终可能会变得很无聊。

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Griffin's breakthrough livened up a dull game and Lowndes injury-time goal wrapped up the points for the Saints in what was in the end a well deserved victory.

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But Dr. Musharbash, the anthropologist, says her work has helped her pep up potentially dull situations in her own life.

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Officers are then seen getting out to apprehend the suspects after which the recording picked up the dull thuds of the bullets being fired by one of the officers.

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