After a while , there is a dispiritingly drab sameness about their stories .
交谈不一会儿，她便感到气馁了，因为他们的故事千篇一律，单调而乏味。
They no longer huddle in drab hotels and endure maoist standards of food and service .
他们不用再挤缩在乏味的旅馆里，忍受毛时代的餐饮和服务标准。
At beijing 's friendship hotel - " russian-designed , drab , grim , grey-like a prison " - the managers had kindly laid on a disco for their distinguished guests .
Many chinese cities are drab facsimiles of each other , beset by clogged roads , dirty air , hastily built apartment blocks , monolithic government buildings and few green spaces .
