A phrenologist and a mesmerizer came—and went again and left the village duller and drearier than ever.
一位骨相学家和一位催眠师来了——又走了，这个镇子比以往任何时候都更加沉闷和乏味。
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While the gown is now reduced to being trucked round the world to a series of ever-drearier locations so people can pay enough money to gawp at it.
然而这一礼服现在被卡车运往世界各种乏味之地，人们只要花足够的钱就可以直瞪瞪的盯着它看。
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By the age of 21, the typical American has spent 10, 000 hours playing computer games, and endured a smaller but much drearier chunk of time listening to sermons about this sinful habit.