galley slave

1. In 2008 he said he worked like a galley slave to run Russia.
   2008年他曾说他像一名苦役一样为俄罗斯工作。
2. All these eight years I've been toiling like a galley slave, with every ounce of my strength.
   在这八年中，我如一名苦工般辛苦工作，竭尽全力。
3. Mr Nemtsov's report is titled The Life of a Galley Slave, in reference to a comment by Mr Putin on finishing his second term as president in 2008, when he said: I'm not ashamed before the citizens who voted for me.
   涅姆佐夫的报告题为《苦工的生活》，指的是普京在2008年完成第二任总统任期时所说的话，我在选举我的民众面前毫无愧疚。

noun

1. a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

   Synonym:    drudgepeonnavvy

2. a slave condemned to row in a galley