donkey
n
(pl ~s)
1 animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears 驴.
2 stupid or stubborn person 愚蠢或固执的人
He's an absolute donkey. 他是个十足的蠢驴.
3 (idm 习语) `donkey's years (Brit infml 口) a very long time 很长的时间; 很久; 猴年马月
It's donkey's years since we've seen each other. 我们有年头儿没见面了.
The new motorway won't be ready for donkey's years. 要修好新高速公路, 那得等到猴年马月了. talk the hind legs off a donkey => talk2.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Fred realized that he had discovered an interesting and enjoyable way of making money.