739 复习

bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚，鲁莽冒失的人

My son can be a bit of a bull in a china shop, so I'm worried about taking him to the museum. 我儿子有点鲁莽冒失，带他去博物馆我就会很担心。

She went into the meeting like a bull in a china shop. 她参加会议时冒冒失失的。

monkey on (someone's) back

① [俚语] 毒瘾、药物成瘾

② 如果说 you have a monkey on your back，意思是 you have a problem（你遇到了问题），often an emotional problem（通常是情绪上的问题，emotional 情绪（上）的，情感（上）的 <—> physical 身体上的），而且这个问题 makes your life difficult for a long period（让你的生活在很长一段时间内很艰难）。

monkey on (someone's) back

持续的问题或负担

This project is such a monkey on my back right now.

这个项目现在对我来说真是个负担/累赘。

后面还可以跟一句：

I can't wait for it to be over. 真希望它赶快结束。

be over 结束，完了

—> This project is such a monkey on my back right now. I can't wait for it to be over.

Trust me, don't get in debt. You don't want that monkey on your back.

相信我，不要欠债。你不会想惹这个麻烦。

get in debt 欠债（debt 借款，欠款，债务）

当遇到长期困扰的问题时可以形容为 you have a monkey on your back，如果解决了这个长期问题，可以说：

get the monkey off your back

设法解决了这个长期的负担或问题