Its navy was antediluvian : mandarins tried to emulate western paddle-steamers with junks propelled by coolies turning treadmills .
它的海军落后西方:洋务官员提出纷纷效仿西方有帆的桨轮船的推动力由苦力变成了踏步机。
Some japanese officers disguised as coolies even worked on the german lines .
一些日本军官甚至假扮为苦力到德国防线工作。
The coolies in the cities are also a force meriting attention .
都市苦力工人的力量也很可注意。
James : I could not even when coolies are not eligible .
詹姆斯:“我连当苦力都不够资历。”
Degraded as ' coolies , ' they were thrown into the back-breaking work of mining gold and building railroads .
在那里沦为“苦力”的他们被迫从事黄金开采和修建铁路这种艰苦繁重的工作。
Coolies and farm labourers have disappeared ;
苦力和雇农已经不存在了;
Asians are not considered as ethnic minorities positive stereotyping such as " model minority " " high tech coolies "
亚洲人不被当作少数民族积极意义上的定型比如“模特一族”“高技术打工仔”
Just as the coolies were about to take it away , mrs. tang saw the turtle looking at her with a sad expression in its eyes .
正当苦力准备把海龟抬走时,唐太太看到海龟正用一种悲哀的眼神看着她。
Apart from acting they had to find other work . Often they pulled handcarts , sold junk or cigarettes , hired themselves out as coolies , or collected cigarette stubs .
演员们唱完戏还要各自找点儿活干,有人拉排子车,有人卖破烂,卖烟卷儿,当小工,拾烟头是普遍现象。
In the first world war , the british forces in africa represented a racial mixture , with the whites often referring contemptuously to their indian colleagues as coolies .