日積月累學口語:令人頭疼的"苦差事"怎麼形容

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1.難辦的事sticky business
他發現這件事特別難辦，同意不好，不同意也不好
He found it a sticky business: he could neither agree nor disagree.

2.棘手的問題a ticklish question
面對那些棘手的問題他也顯得束手無策了。
He seemed to be at his wits end before those ticklish questions.

3.幹苦差事hold the baby
爲什麼把這個苦差事留給我一個人幹？
Why should I be left holding the baby alone?

4.碰釘子get the cheese
他沒想到在那個公司會碰釘子
He didn’t expect to get the cheese in that company.

5.在火葬場工作work as a funeral furnisher
老李已經在火葬場工作了二十多年了
Lao Li’s been working as a funeral furnisher for more than 20 years.

6.有點玄乎 a bit iffy
依我看，他們的成功有點玄乎
As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy.

7.不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子！這大概是我一生中惟一的大好時機，我快要撈到一大筆錢了。
Nothing venture,nothing have!It's about the only time in my life,I shall be near to touching a fat lot of money.

8.忙得不可開交 have one’s hands full
王燕白天上班，下班後還要照顧家裏，簡直是忙得不可開交。
Wang Yan has her hands full with working full time during the day and taking care of the family the rest of the time.