单词shaggy-dog story
n.: 冗长无趣的笑话
网络: 冗长杂乱的故事；长篇荒谬故事
冗长无趣的笑话:
a very long joke with a silly or disappointing ending
This shaggy dog story is just a particularly weird example of the new wealth of modern China.
在印证当代中国新生财富的诸多例子中，这条长毛狗的故事只是特别怪异的一个。
He spent the whole lunchtime telling this interminable shaggy dog story about an actress and a bishop.
整个午餐时间，他都在滔滔不绝地讲一名女演员和一名主教之间滑稽的故事。