So can watching paint dry really be a positive experience?

那么，无聊真的是一种积极的体验吗？

Listening to guys talk about cars is like watching paint dry.

听男人谈论汽车真是乏味无聊。

And then number forty, a great idiomatic expression it was like watching paint dry.

然后是40，这是一个很棒的惯用表达，乏味无聊。

For some, watching chess might be tantamount to watching paint dry or golf on television.

对一些人来说，观看国际象棋可能等同于观看电视上的油漆变干或是观看高尔夫球。

But if your girlfriend starts talking to you about makeup or shoes or bras, it's probably like watching paint dry.

如果你的女朋友开始和你谈论化妆、鞋子或内衣，这可能乏味无聊。

And, sometimes similes involve humor, such as " as exciting as watching paint dry, " which means: not exciting at all.

而且，有时明喻包含幽默，比如“as exciting as watching paint dry”，意思是一点也不兴奋。

I know that sounds a little bit like watching paint dry, but it does do quite weird things; it's worth watching.

我知道这听起来有点像看着油漆变干，但它确实会做一些很奇怪的事情； 值得一看。