比如說，你的汽車接二連三地出毛病，常常要修理，這輛車就是讓你頭痛的問題 - an albatross around your neck。
再比如說，有對夫婦一直盼望住上大房子。他們的夢想實現(xiàn)了，他們滿意嗎?我們來聽聽男主人是怎么說的。
例句-1：my wife and i always dreamed of having a big house, but now that we own one, we find it's an albatross around our necks. we have so much more to furnish, clean and maintain that it's a strain on our time and budget. frankly, we wish we were back in our old home.
這位男主人說：我和我太太一直夢想有一棟大房子�，F(xiàn)在我們買了大房子，但是卻發(fā)現(xiàn)它是個很大的負擔。房子大需要很多家具，還要做許多清潔和維修工作。這對我們的時間和預算來說都是壓力，我們寧可住在老房子里。
