jerkwater

a jerkwater town.

偏的小镇

jerkwater notions.

浅薄的志向

some jerkwater town.

某个偏乡镇。

a jerkwater college; passed a series of poky little one-horse towns.

狭小的学院；经过了一连串偏远的小城镇。

A hopeless, jerkwater town where mustard is turned out in carload lots, in vats and tuns and barrels and pots and cute looking little jars.

这是一个毫无希望的小镇，那儿出产的芥未多得车载，桶，小桶，罐子和精致的口瓶里都盛着芥末。