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。

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。

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.

一个典型的美国人在其21岁的时候就已经花费了近10000小时用于玩电脑游戏，并坚持着花费相对短暂的时间去接受关于这种不良习惯的令人厌烦的说教。