In return for living a life of fathomless drabness , people 's basic needs were reasonably well looked after .

作为对人们生活无穷尽乏味的回报，人们的基本需求得到的充分满足。

And saw the high-resolution drabness that characterizes east berlin , I realized that .

而且看见表示东的柏林特色的高辨识率单调，我了解那。

Amid this drabness , though , wasa surprising little oasis .

在这令人乏味的市场里,却还是有令人惊奇的小绿洲.

The old communist system offered a life of terrible drabness , but at least it guaranteed certain basics , including free or nearly free health care and education .

原来的共产主义体制使农村生活单调乏味，但至少能保证农民的基本需要，比如免费或近乎免费的卫生保健和教育。