navvy work

基本解釋

He was good for nothing now except navvy work, and his broken nose and swollen ear were against him even in that.
除了做苦工之外,別的他也干不了,即使這樣,他的傷鼻子和腫耳朵還總是礙事。
He felt weak and sore, and the pain of his smashed knuckles warned him that, even if he could find a job at navvy work, it would be a week before he could grip a pick handle or a shovel.
他覺得人很衰弱，身上處處酸疼，那些打碎了的指節(jié)也很疼，它們?cè)诰嫠词顾业搅艘环N粗活兒，也要等一個(gè)星期，他才能握得住一把鋤頭或者鏟子。
He had done a few days navvy work when he could get it, and he had run around the Domain in the early mornings to get his legs in shape.
他有時(shí)能找到幾天賣苦力的差使干干。每天早晨他都要沿著都門公園跑上幾圈,活動(dòng)活動(dòng)腿腳。