trouble at t' mill
/ˌtrʌbl ət ˈmɪl/
/ˌtrʌbl ət ˈmɪl/
- a humorous phrase sometimes used by British people to refer to a problem, especially at home or at work. It is said in the accent of the people of northern England, especially Yorkshire or Lancashire, where there used to be many mills (= factories where cloth was made), and where the word 'the' is often not fully pronounced. The phrase suggests the idea that there were regular disputes between the workers in the mills and their owners.
磨难：英国人有时用来指问题的幽默短语，尤其是在家里或工作中。据说这是英格兰北部人民的口音，尤其是约克郡或兰开夏郡，那里曾经有许多工厂，而“ the”一词通常并未完全发音。这句话表明，工厂的工人与其所有者之间经常发生争执。