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单词 paint the Forth Bridge
释义

paint the Forth Bridge

used to indicate that a task is never-ending
用以表示没完没了的事情永远完不成任务:

it's all over for another year except that we must immediately set about seeking next year's sponsor - it's a bit like painting the Forth Bridge.

又一年过去了, 只是我们必须马上开始找来年的赞助商——这有点儿像一件永远完不成的任务。

ORIGIN: with reference to the fact that the railway bridge is so long that once its painters had reached one end, they would have to begin again at the other.

See main entry:Forth, Firth of

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