美国俚语:Busting my ass什么意思?

 　　busting² my ass³ 的意思是让……难堪/ 努力工作

　　例句：

　　I wish the directors just would stop, you know, busting my ass because I already have lots of problems.

　　我真的希望导演别再为难我，我的麻烦事已经够多了。

　　Every day I work, I bust¹ my ass so my family can live well.

　　每天我努力工作，为了使我家人的生活好一些。

1 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

2 busting   

打破，打碎( bust的现在分词 )； 突击搜查（或搜捕）； （使）降级，降低军阶

参考例句：

• Jim and his wife were busting up again yesterday. 吉姆和他的妻子昨天又吵架了。
• He figured she was busting his chops, but it was all true. 他以为她在捉弄他，其实完全是真的。

3 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。