dirty work

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  • na.不法行为；〈美俚〉诈骗
  • Web讨厌的工作；苦活；下流勾当

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〈美俚〉诈骗;不法行为

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AllAll,不法行为不法行为,〈美俚〉诈骗〈美俚〉诈骗,讨厌的工作讨厌的工作,苦活苦活,下流勾当下流勾当
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1.
Here I was doing dirty work for three men that I looked down upon, and one of whom, at least, should have hung upon a gallows.
在这儿，我在替三个我所瞧不起的人干着肮脏的杂务，而其中至少有一个是应该吊在绞刑架上的。
zài zhè er , wǒ zài tì sān gè wǒ suǒ qiáo bu qǐ de rén gàn zhe āng zāng de zá wù , ér qí zhōng zhì shǎo yǒu yī gè shì yīng gāi diào zài jiǎo xíng jià shàng de 。
2.
She lends out money, steals cars, and has a bunch of other thugs working for her to do her dirty work.
她放贷、偷车，并指挥一群小太保帮她干那些肮脏的勾当。
tā fàng dài 、 tōu chē , bìng zhǐ huī yì qún xiǎo tài bǎo bāng tā gàn nà xiē āng zāng de gòu dàng 。
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3.
It's a bit rich to let private citizens do your dirty work for you and then lecture them on their responsibilities.
让公民们为你代劳肮脏之事，然后你又向他们宣讲责任云云，不免有些荒唐。
ràng gōng mín men wèi nǐ dài láo āng zāng zhī shì , rán hòu nǐ yòu xiàng tā men xuān jiǎng zé rèn yún yún , bù miǎn yǒu xiē huāng táng 。
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4.
Part of me was relieved that this was about to happen, that they were going to do the dirty work that I couldn't do.
我有一半感觉到解脱，因为这即将发生了，他们就要做我不能做的坏事。
wǒ yǒu yí bàn gǎn jué dào jiě tuō , yīn wèi zhè jí jiāng fā shēng le , tā men jiù yào zuò wǒ bù néng zuò de huài shì 。
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5.
We've got to wash down the paintwork and scrub the floor. Have you noticed how Brian is always missing when there's dirty work to BE done?
我们得冲洗油漆面，擦洗地板。你是否注意到要干脏活时布赖恩总是消失得无影无踪？
wǒ men de chōng xǐ yóu qī miàn , cā xǐ dì bǎn 。 nǐ shì fǒu zhù yì dào yào gàn zāng huó shí bù lài ēn zǒng shì xiāo shī de wú yǐng wú zōng ?
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6.
And I'm an engine-driver, as you well may see, and there's no denying it's terribly dirty work.
我呢，你瞧，是个火车司机。开火车是个脏活。
wǒ ne , nǐ qiáo , shì gè huǒ chē sī jī 。 kāi huǒ chē shì gè zāng huó 。
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7.
That kind of proof that " the road is blocked" , all the dirty work, let me do it.
那种证明‘此路不通’的吃力不讨好的工作，就让我来做吧。
nà zhǒng zhèng míng ' cǐ lù bù tōng ' de chī lì bù tǎo hǎo de gōng zuò , jiù ràng wǒ lái zuò ba 。
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8.
And I'm just saying that I'm not going to do your dirty work for you!
我的意思是，我不会替你做这个苦差事！
wǒ de yì si shì , wǒ bú huì tì nǐ zuò zhè ge kǔ chāi shì !
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9.
No, he didn't! If he did his own dirty work none of us would have jobs.
他用不着他要是再去做他那些勾当那咱就没工作了
tā yòng bu zháo tā yào shi zài qù zuò tā nà xiē gòu dàng nà zán jiù méi gōng zuò le
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10.
Like TS Eliot's poetical cat, he said, Britain's prime minister has a knack of vanishing when there is "dirty work to be done" .
他说，英国首相面对一堆“必须完成的脏活”时，就像美国诗人艾略特诗中的猫一样，有一种迅速消失的诀窍。
tā shuō , yīng guó shǒu xiàng miàn duì yī duī " bì xū wán chéng de zāng huó " shí , jiù xiàng měi guó shī rén ài lüè tè shī zhōng de māo yí yàng , yǒu yī zhǒng xùn sù xiāo shī de jué qiào 。
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