There is another expression that also means having a monkey on your back.

还有一个表达也指重担在肩。

My back is bowed by the weight of histories I must carry.

历史的重担压得我喘不过气来。

How can this century carry the burden of nine billion human beings...

这个世纪怎能肩负九十亿人的重担？

You've carried the load of three men.

已经肩负着三个男人的重担。

Let the people who love you help carry that weight.

让爱的人帮助承担这个重担。

Cliff here is meant to help carry the load.

克里夫就来帮忙挑起重担的。

If there is a weight on your chest, it's a burden.

果胸口有重担，那就负担。

But ultimately landed on our swirly little friend.

但重担最终落在了我们的小朋友身上。

Of course, it's nice if we travel with someone who can help lighten the load.

当然，果能有人同行彼此减轻重担，真无比。

They often have little time to cook at home and are unburdened by child-care duties.

这些顾客通常很少在家里做饭，也没有照顾孩子的重担。

Sometimes, we carry the weight of our lives and sometimes our knees buckle beneath us.

有时我们负着生命的重担，有时我们的膝盖弯曲在我们脚下。

Inevitably the burden of childcare falls more on women.

照顾孩子的重担不可避免地更多地落在了女性身上。

His hairpin is the symbol of his ability to shoulder the burden of supporting the family.

他的发夹象征着他有能力承担起养家的重担。

Every First Lady bears the burden of having one of the world's weirdest jobs.

第一夫人个个都背负着扮演全世界最奇怪的角色之一的重担。

On the other hand, when we're in a bad mood, everything seems to weigh on our shoulders.

另一方面，心情不好时，仿佛肩负重担。

The camel bears the burdens of others and, in doing so, lightens their load.

骆驼承担着别人的重担，在这样做的同时，也减轻了别人的负担。

Did he give you control, or did he just get you to do the heavy lifting?

他给控制权了，还只给了重担呢？

So, who will be Spain's new king? That honor will go to Crown Prince Philippe.

因此, 谁将成为西班牙的新任国王? 王储菲利普或许会接过这一重担。

With family and career obligations reduced, many said that they had more time for each other.

在家庭和事业重担减轻之后，他们很多人都说留给彼此的时间更多了。

If you have a monkey on your back, you have a problem that cannot be easily solved.

果重担在肩，那就有一个不容易解决的问题。