bbc每日地道英语短语：由bbc英语编写,讲解口语中最常用的英语成语短语。
今日短语
英语中的 like watching paint dry 这个短语字面意思是“就像是用眼看着等着油漆干”，比喻一种乏味无聊，冗长没意思的等待。
例句
my girlfriend loved the les miserables movie, but i hated it. for me, it was like watching paint dry.
the chancellor's budget speech is on tv later. it'll be like watching paint dry!
i hate it when football is on the television, it's like watching paint dry.
请注意
另一个短语是 paint the town red, 字面意思是“把全城刷红”比喻尽情地，毫无约束地狂欢庆祝。
今日小常识
brazilian graffiti artist eduardo kobra created a 56m tall artwork, pictured above, in the financial district of são paulo. the artwork is a tribute to brazilian architect oscar niemeyer, who died in december 2012.
这具矗立在巴西圣保罗金融区高达56米的艺术作出自巴西涂鸦艺术家 eduardo kobra 之手。这一作品是为了纪念在2012年已故的巴西艺术家 oscar niemeyer.