the slings and arrows of something

【字面理解】某事的矢石

【英文解析】 the problems and difficulties of something

【中文解析】麻烦之处;所带来的问题

【典型例句】① As a politician you have to deal with the slings and arrows of criticism from the newspapers.作为一名政 治家，你不得不应对报纸上的各种抨击指责。

② You have not been worn down yet by long hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life.你还没有被漫长的乏味工作、被日常生活的打击 搞得筋疲力尽。

【注释】源自莎士比亚的戏剧《哈姆雷特》。在哈姆雷特 得知叔父和母亲害死其父的真相后，他万分痛苦， 非常犹豫，思考着：Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer/The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.(默 然忍受命运暴虐的毒箭，或是挺身反抗人世无涯的苦 难，……这两种行为，哪一种更高贵?)莎翁在《哈 姆雷特》中就不止一次用slings and arrows (矢石)喻 指命运的暴虐。