今日口语："Donkey work"是"驴的工作"吗

"Donkey work"

[英]donkey work

[美]dirty work

英文释义：

A work which is hard, repetitive and boring.

一个重复性的，辛苦的，无聊的工作。

例句：

I really hate it that I have to do all the dirty work while my colleagues take long vacations.

我在做脏活累活，但我的同事却在休长假，真是太讨厌了！

[英]donkey's years = a long time / 很长时间

He's been living in that small town for donkey's years.

他已经在那个小镇上住了很长时间了。

work like a horse = work very hard

拼命地工作

例如：

I have an important deadline coming up, so I've been working like a horse

我有个截止日期马上到了，所以一直以来都在拼命工作。

a long day

很忙的一天

例如：

It was a long day.

I've had a long day.