"washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"
"a bit of a bother"
"he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
是人才质量出现了问题?
"Blast and botheration! " exclaimed Digory. "What's gone wrong now? We've put our yellow rings on all right. He said yellow for the outward journey. "“真烦人!”迪格雷大声说,“哪儿出毛病了?我们戴了黄戒指。他说过,黄的管到外面去。”