兴味索然

dàn fán yī jiàn shì de xìng zhì yóu xiāo qiǎn de ér biàn wéi yì wù de biàn jué de xìng wèi suǒ rán

但凡一件事的性质由“消遣的”而变为“义务的”，便觉得兴味索然。

Any pastime which is converted into an obligation loses its taste.

zhè ge wèn tí jí shǐ nǐ xìng wèi àng rán wǒ yě shì xìng wèi suǒ rán

这个问题即使你兴味盎然，我也是兴味索然。

The subject may be full of interest to you, but it holds no interest for me.

tā de péng you men huí jiā hòu tā gǎn dào xìng wèi suǒ rán

他的朋友们回家后，他感到兴味索然。

He felt very flat after his friends had gone home.