This ponderous speech never saw the light of day .

这篇冗长的讲稿从未见到天日。

Just give me one phrase of quotable text , and I 'll produce two pages of ponderous explanation .

给我一段引文中的一个词组，我能敷衍出2页沉闷的解释。

Readers new to the field may find this book a useful overview , but only if they can endure the ponderous writing .

当时只要初涉该领域的读者能忍耐那沉闷的写作风格的话，他们可能就会发现这本书是有用的概述。

That could include anything from michael moore 's rantings to john kerry 's ponderous autobiography .

这将包括从麦克-摩尔激昂的演说到约翰-克里冗长的自传的一切书籍。

It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner .

由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。