before I took my leave of this dreary place , I was cornered by an eccentric old man who seemed to an endless supply of anecdotes and folksy wisdom to impart .在我起身离开这个沉闷的地方之前,我遇到一个奇怪的老者,他好像有着无穷的秘密和智慧能够告诉我。
+dreary days
1 . 沉闷的天气
I hate these dry , dreary days ., 我讨厌干燥沉闷的天气!
+dreary yard
1 . 沉闷的院子
what was there to count ? there was only a bare , dreary yard to be seen , and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away .外面有什么好数的呢?外面只看到一个空荡荡的沉闷的院子,还有20英尺开外那砖房的侧墙,上面什么也没有。