最近一周天天在加班，大伙合力终于完成了一个超级难啃的项目，在交工的那一刻，感觉心里一下儿就轻松了不少，舒服多了！

今天就跟大家说一个有意思的短语--Get the monkey off one's back，对，直译就是把猴从某人的背上赶走。是不是很好理解，背上的猴子就像个纠缠的包袱一般加重了你的负担，甩掉猴子就意味着问题被解决掉了，摆脱了难以解决的问题后如释重负。

a monkey on (one's) back

【En】If you have a monkey on your back, you have a problem, often an emotional problem, that makes your life difficult for a long period. 如果你有一只猴子在你的背上，你有一个问题，通常是一个情感问题，使你的生活困难很长一段时间。A difficult problem that somebody cannot solve or get rid of. 某人无法解决或摆脱的难题。

负担；包袱

Get the monkey off one's back

【En】Meaning to remove or solve a problem that has been difficult to get rid of or solve. 意为消除或解决一个难以摆脱或解决的问题。

摆脱问题束缚；除去心头不快；如释重负

【例】Can't get the monkey off your back?

你还不能摆脱烦恼吗? (感觉不堪重负？)

【例】I came out to help us win and get the monkey off our back.

我上场帮助我队得胜，除去心头不快。

【例】It's like we just can't get the monkey off our back.

就好像我们就是无法摆脱这个麻烦。

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

这个项目现在真是个累赘，我等不及要结束了。

【例】They haven't beaten United in three years and it's a monkey on their backs that they are desperate to shake off.

他们已经三年没有打败过曼联了，这是他们迫切想摆脱的包袱。

【例】I'm just delighted to win and get the monkey off our back with a home victory at last.

我很高兴赢了这场比赛，终于在主场取得胜利，摆脱了烦恼。

【例】The accusations of fraud remain a monkey on her back.

欺诈的指控仍然是她的包袱。

好了，下面大家再来听段儿对话，练练听力哈~

Get the monkey off one's back 如释重负

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Carl:Come on, let's go. I have $500 burning a hole in my pocket.

卡尔:来吧,我们走吧。我很快就会花光口袋里的这500美元。

Shelly:Where are we going?

雪莉:我们要去哪里?

Carl:We're going to the track.

卡尔:我们去这条赛道上碰碰运气。

I have a tip on a sure thing for one of this afternoon's races.

今天下午的一次比赛，我有稳赢的秘籍。

This is exactly what I need after last week's setback.

这正是经历过上周的挫折后我所需要的。

Shelly:You mean after losing all of your money last week.

雪莉:你的意思是上周刚输光你所有的钱后这周又来。

Carl:Right, but all I need to do is to get that monkey off my back and then I'll have a reversal of fortune.

卡尔:是的,但我需要做的是去除霉运,然后我就会时来运转。

Winning big this afternoon will be the start of a new winning streak.

今天下午的大胜会是新一轮连胜的开始。

Shelly:Maybe what happened last week is really a sign of things to come.

雪莉:也许上周发生的才预示着什么。

Maybe it was the start of a losing streak.

也许是让连败纪录的开始。

Carl:Don't jinx me with that kind of negativity.

卡尔:别带给我这种消极情绪。

I've always believed that when you meet with a setback, come back with all you've got.

我一直相信,当你遭遇挫折,欠的肯定会还回来的。

Shelly:Does that mean what I think it means?

雪莉:这是否意味着我认为的?

Carl:Yes, that's right. I'm plunking down all $500 on that race. I can't lose.

卡尔:是的,没错。我500美元就全押这次比赛了。我不能输。

Shelly:But what if

雪莉:但如果-

Carl:Don't say another word.

卡尔:别跟我唱反调。

When I win and get back in my stride, you can say, “Congratulations!”

当我赢了,从容地回来之后,你说 “祝贺”就可以了！

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