Health care for company pensioners , long a millstone , was transferred to union-run trusts .

公司退休员工的医疗保健长久以来都作为一个重担，现在则转移给工会运营的信托基金。

A golden bird takes wing with a chain in one claw , red slippers in the other , and a millstone round its neck .

只金色鸟儿展翅翱翔，一只脚抓着金链子，另一只脚抓着红色拖鞋，脖子上还挂着磨石。

In the meantime , canada 's erstwhile geographical advantage is , for now , its millstone .

与此同时，加拿大昔日的地理优势目前竟成了它的重负。

That bank loan had become a real millstone around my neck .

那笔银行贷款成了套在他脖子上的沉重负担。

The job had been a millstone around her neck .

这份工作是套在她脖子上的沉重负担。