donkey work

Why do I always get load of the donkey work?

我为什么总要干这些乏味的事儿？

Hence, the pre-collections exist to do fashion's donkey work, just like those great character actors who crop up in dramas starring bigger household names: never out of work, barely recognised and terrifically good value.

因此，季前秀俨然就是时装界的“工兵”，它就好比突然出现在舞台剧中、主演家喻户晓角色的知名性格演员：兢兢业业、不受赏识，但作用巨大。

The development that could have absorbed both his liberated understanding of symbolism, and his willingness to do the donkey work when necessary, was that of designing programming languages.

他对符号的深刻理解，和他埋头苦干的精神结合起来，本来可以极大地推动编程语言的设计工作。

He made his donkey work very hard for him.

他让小驴为他做好多事情。

I don't know anything about gardening, but I could do the donkey work for you if want to make a rockery.

我对园艺一窍不通，但是你要建假山的话，我还是可以为你干些体力活的。

The donkey was indignant about the work distribution and he said:'My feed is only half as much as the mule's but my share of burden is the same as his.

'驴看到自己驮的东西和骡一样多，很气愤地说：'人们给骡吃的食物比我多一倍，却让我和它驮负一样重的货物。

The donkey work of creating the Institute for Applied Cancer Science, as the new mission control is to be known, will be done by Lynda Chin. Dr Chin, too, worked at the Belfer Institute.

建立肿瘤应用科学研究所（这是新的目标控制机构的名称）的艰苦工作是琳达•秦的责任，她也曾在贝尔佛研究所工作。

While the chief created culinary masterpieces his assistants did all the donkey work for him.

当厨师烹饪佳肴时,他的助手为他做所有的下手活.

The professor writes the book, but his assistants have to do the donkey work of checking all references.

教授著书，而助手们只好去做查阅资料这种单调累人的活。

While the chef created culinary masterpieces his assistants did all the donkey work for him.

当厨师烹饪佳肴时，他的助手为他做所有的下手活。

Why do I have to do all the donkey work and you can just sit there and enjoy your TV?

为什么我必须做所有困难的事而你只需要坐在那看你的电视？

Typical we do the donkey-work and he takes the credit!

重活我们干,功劳归他得--一向如此!

B: The boss makes all the decisions and I have to do all the donkey work!

乙：老板做决定，而我总是干又笨又累的活儿！

In my office the boss makes all the decisions and I do all the donkey work.

公司里做决定的是老板,而我总是做繁琐的工作.