busman's holiday

My father spent a busman's holiday working in his office.

爸爸的假日有名无实,整个假期他都呆在办公室.

If you have a holiday, but spend it doing something similar to your usual work, you can refer to it as a busman's holiday.

“工作假日”指的是照常工作的休假日。如果你在休假，但却做着和平日工作时差不多的事情，就可以称之为“工作假日”。

He took a busman's holiday last Sunday to catch up with his homework.

上星期天他的假日是在赶做家庭作业中度过的。

The painter spent a busman's holiday painting his own house.

油漆匠以油漆自己的房屋来度过假日.

The painter spent busman's holiday painting his own house.

这个油漆匠以油漆自己的房屋来度过假日.

The fire crew's annual outing turned into a busman's holiday when their bus caught fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt in the accident.

消防队员乘坐的巴士着了火，结果他们的年度出游变成了照常工作的假日，所幸无人在火中受伤。