The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.

人们常常位离职的首相当年只过是个大言惭的演说家；个解甲归田的将军无非是个平淡乏味的市井英雄。

The scene is so familiar that it's practically banal.

这个场景太熟悉，简直是平淡无奇。

Hours of mediocrity can be reduced to five or six perfect images.

数小时的平淡镜头被缩短成五、六张完美的画面。

“I know it sounds crazy, ” said Harry flatly.

“我知道这听起来像是疯话。”哈利平淡地说。

They start with infatuation, but over time mellow into something more comfortable.

起始于迷恋但随着时间推移就渐渐趋于平淡。

This anodyne definition of well-being leaves out the better half of the story, the rich, full joy that comes from a meaningful life.

这种对幸福的平淡定义忽略问题的主要方面—种富有义的生活所带来的那种丰富、完整的愉悦。

Today's Burgos feels workaday, but with a hint of gentility and former power.

今天的布尔戈斯给人种平淡无奇的感觉， 但带有丝文雅和昔日的力量。

Moments where fantastical stories home in on mundane details to enthralling effect.

神奇的故事中有平淡的细节，让每帧都产生抓人心弦的效果。

Yes. I've always thought it was a bit bland.

恩 但我总觉得它味道太平淡。

" Butterfly. Windshield wipers. Half a butterfly, " Wade said simply.

“蝴蝶。雨刮器。半只蝴蝶。”阿波平淡地说着。

I sampled its flesh but found it tasteless, despite Conseil's views, which were largely approving.

我尝过这种鱼的肉，我觉得平淡无味，但康塞尔的同，他很喜欢吃。

You know what wasn't anticlimactic? The end of the movie. Get this.

你知道什么结局平淡吗，那电影的结局，听好。

Between mildness and mere flatness there is only a very thin margin.A writer whose thoughts lack depth and originality may try to write a simple style and end up by being insipid.

在柔和与平淡无味之间只隔着薄薄的层纸。 没有思想深度和创造性的作家可能试图写得柔和些，但结果常常是使作品味同嚼蜡。

That's what I love about music. What? One of the most banal scenes is suddenly invested with so much meaning, you know?

所以我才爱音乐 什么 哪怕多平淡的场景 音乐都能赋予它深厚的义？

This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add colour to the dull routine of everyday life.

他们总能赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬，因为他们给平淡单的日常生活增添色彩。

As these potential implications start to come vaguely into view, our inner censor, motivated by a desire for calm rather than growth, gets alarmed.

随着这些潜在影响开始隐约的出，也许我们只想平淡而是进取，我们内心的潜识也会感到惊慌。

A seaplane that is " plain" to see is, be an " oversea" adventure.

架“平淡无奇”的水上飞机带来的是场“海外”冒险。

But I haven't said these are the problems and these are my solutions, because that is very bland and will not get you any points for a lexical resource.

但是我并没有说我没有说这些是问题，这是我的解决方案，因为这样会非常平淡，会让你在词汇运用方面得任何分。

But the lack of surprises didn't matter these blurred images made history.

结果虽然平淡无奇，但并打紧这些模糊的影像开启历史的新页。

Yes, a bit too tame if you ask me. I think it needs to be something a bit more active and interesting than that, don't you?

是的，但是有点太平淡。我希望活跃、有趣点的实验，你说呢？