jerkwater

a jerkwater town.

偏镇

jerkwater notions.

浅薄志向

some jerkwater town.

某个偏乡镇。

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

狭学院；经过了一连串偏远城镇。

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.

这是一个毫无希望镇，那儿出产芥未多得车载斗量，大桶，桶，罐致大口瓶里都盛着芥末。