越说越地道英语下295-296

295. I am empty-minded.

W: It is holiday now, but I am empty-minded.

M: I also feel bored when staying home with nothing to do.

W: Let's do some social practice.

M: I've been empty-minded since she left.

W: She just went abroad to study.

M: I miss her a lot.

296. My life is meaningless.

W: My life is meaningless.

M: Why don't you work hard from now on?

W: I want to make achievements.

M: I think my life is meaningless.

W: Commonplace¹ life is reality².

M: I think I should make some achievement

1 commonplace   

adj.平凡的，普通的；n.寻常的事物，常见的事

参考例句：

• Soon it will be commonplace for men to travel to the moon.人们去月球旅行很快就会成为常事。
• What he has said is a mere commonplace view.他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已。

2 reality   

n.真实，事实，本体，逼真，实在

参考例句：

• I read love stories as an escape from reality.我阅读爱情小说以逃避现实。
• We thought he was serious but in reality he was joking.我们以为他是认真的，但实际上他是在开玩笑。