百无聊赖

zài bǎi wú liáo lài zhōng wǒ suí shǒu zhuā guò yī běn shū lái dú xia qu

在百无聊赖中，我随手抓过一本书来，读下去。

Out of sheer boredom, I would pick up a book and read on and on.

shī yè yǐ lái tā gǎn dào bǎi wú liáo lài

失业以来他感到百无聊赖。

Since losing his job, he've been a vegetable.

tā de mù guāng bǎi wú liáo lài de zài tā de shū zhuō shang yóu yí

他的目光百无聊赖地在他的书桌上游移。

He let her eyes drift over his desk.

nǐ kàn tā men rú tóng jiāng shī yī bān zhàn zài děng dài de duì wu zhōng liǎn shang guà zhe bǎi wú liáo lài de tòng kǔ biǎo qíng

你看他们如同僵尸一般站在等待的队伍中，脸上挂着百无聊赖的痛苦表情。

Look how they wait like zombies in line, their faces masks of boredom and pain.