Have you thought it through?Work as an assistant is no picnic.
你想明白了吗?助理的工作可不简单。
I know.But I would like to challenge myself.
我明白,但是我还是想挑战一下自己。
How about I go for an assistant position?
我去应聘助理怎么样?
Well,work as an assistant is no picnic.
嗯,助理的工作可不简单。
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Work as an assistant is no picnic.
Picnic是“野餐”之意,如go for a picnic就是“去野餐”。口语中picnic常作“轻松而愉快的事,愉快的经历”讲,所以be no picnic就是“一点也不轻松”,而be not a picnic意为“不轻松,不容易”,前者的强调意味要强很多。与其相反的表达表示我们都熟悉的:a piece of cake,小菜一碟。当然,我们也可以用常用的It's not an easy job.来表达这份工作不简单。