口语学习技巧|a devil of a job 大费周折，费劲的事

表达 a devil of a job 比喻 一项很棘手和烦人的体力或脑力活。这种任务一般叫人费尽周折，唯恐避之而不及，任何需要完成它的人都免不了灰心丧气，甚至气急败坏、恼羞成怒。

例句

I need to turn this screw to sTOP the water flow to my taps, but I just cant reach it. Its a devil of a job.

我得转动这颗螺丝来阻止水流进水龙头，但我就是够不着它。这可得费九牛二虎之力才行。

These tax returns are a devil of a job. I dread^{1 doing them for months before theyre due.}

填写这类纳税申报单真是繁琐费劲。我不敢面对，拖了好几个月，直到限时前才不能不做。

I had a devil of a job getting to work today. The metro^{2 line was temporarily closed and I had to get a bus all the way.}

我今天上班真是够折腾的。地铁线路暂时停运了，我一路上都得乘公交。