burden n. 担子；负担；麻烦；主题(无复数)
vt.使烦恼，劳累；向(车，船等)上装货
(教材P12)The burden of government sits heavily on my shoulders.
治理国家的重担落在我肩上。
The burden on his back seemed to be crushing him to the earth.他背上的重负似乎要把他压倒在地。
People on high incomes face a huge tax burden.
高收入的人面临着沉重的纳税负担。
burden...with 麻烦，使负重担
be burdened with 负担……
I don't want to burden you with my problem.
我不想让我的问题给你添麻烦。
She was burdened with a large quantity of parcels.
她吃力地捧着一大堆包裹。
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①压在心头的悲伤使她整天郁郁寡欢。
The ________ of grief made her in low spirits all day long.
②他只有二十二岁，竟要担负起养家的重担！
He was only twentytwo, and to ____________ a family!
【答案】 ①burden ②be burdened with
