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Do the hard-yards
【中文】打基础、做基础工作
Dǎ jīchǔ, zuò jīchǔ gōngzuò
【解释】To do the hard work and effort that is needed for success, often when this is not noticed by other people.
【例句】
- Parents have a very important role in children's education because they are there doing the hard-yards.
父母在孩子教育中扮演了很重要的角色,他们帮孩子们打基础。
Fùmǔ zài háizi jiàoyù zhōng bànyǎnle hěn zhòngyào de juésè, tāmen bāng háizimen dǎ jīchǔ.
- We need to remember those who do the hard-yards at work and give them the credit and pay they deserve.
我们必须记住那些做基础工作的人,给他们相应的荣誉和待遇。
Wǒmen bìxū jì zhù nàxiē zuò jīchǔ gōngzuò de rén, gěi tāmen xiāngyìng de róngyù hé dàiyù.
