这活儿

但这活儿迟早要干

But this job has to be done sooner or later.

— 阿基拉 (1988)

他还抱怨说，眼下这活儿干得不怎么样。

He also complained that the job wasn’t going very well at the moment.

话说回来，这活儿报酬不错。

That said, this job pays pretty well.

这活儿我干了一辈子。

I've been doing this job my whole life.