"Beast of burden" nghĩa là gì?


"Beast of burden" = con thú gánh nặng -> nghĩa là động vật được dùng để chở/kéo hàng hóa nặng, như con lừa, con bò, ngựa.

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STANDING like a guardian at the center of the Tagumpay Park is Tagum City's newest landmark – a gigantic monument of the national animal of the Philippines showing image of hard work and resiliency, stemming from its traditional use as the beast of burden.

Metsina (Lobesa) Druk Petroleum’s assistant in-charge, Norbu Gyeltshen, said they ran out of fuel today and people are raising concerns about fuel shortage. It is the paddy transplantation (cấy lúa) season in the Punakha and Wangdue valley. Diesel is important for farmers who long ago gave up raising bulls as a beast of burden.

Even a beast of burden would collapse (đổ sập) if too heavy weight would be piled (chất đống) upon its shoulder. What would happen to us if the financial foundation of Ceneco collapses? For Power Watch this is alarming, he said.

Traditionally a bridegroom would ride a horse – today most travel by car. For an upwardly mobile young man to arrive on a tractor – the modern equivalent of a lowly (tầm thường) beast of burden – was too much.

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