In retrospect, I was a sad little boy and a standard-issue, shiftless, egotistical, dejected teen-ager.

回顾往事，我曾是一个悲哀的小男孩，一个无能的、任性的、沮丧的标准问题少年。

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A person without ambition is said to be shiftless .

没有雄心的人被称为没出息的或者懒惰的人。

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Wu Kang was a shiftless fellow who changed apprenticeships all the time.

吴刚是个怠懈而又不学有数的学徒。

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Maybe a shiftless tenant won't pay his rent, a dishonest contractor is ripping off your Grandmother or a meth-addicted actress murdered your boyfriend.

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Now it may not mean anything to most Americans but to those of us who are African-Americans, the second word is shiftless and then there's a third word that goes along with it.

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In retrospect, I was a sad little boy and a standard-issue, shiftless, egotistical, dejected teen-ager.

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