"dog's life" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 悲慘的生活

Definition

「狗的生活」這個表達用來形容充滿困苦、艱難或非常不愉快的生活。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是負面、口語化的說法，不是真正指現代寵物狗的生活。經常誇張或帶幽默地用來抱怨生活困苦，如“過狗一樣的生活”。

Examples

He works so hard, but still lives a dog's life.

他工作很辛苦，但還是過著**悲慘的生活**。

I don't want to have a dog's life anymore.

我不想再過**悲慘的生活**了。

Some people have a real dog's life in the city.

有些人在城市裡真的過著**悲慘的生活**。

"It’s a dog's life sometimes, but you just have to keep going," he said with a sigh.

「有時候就是**悲慘的生活**，但你還是得堅持下去。」他嘆了口氣說。

After losing his job, he felt like he was living a dog's life.

失業後，他覺得自己過著**悲慘的生活**。

If this is what working here is like, I don’t want a dog's life!

如果工作的生活就是這樣，我可不想過**悲慘的生活**！