在民主改革以前，西藏人民肩负着沉重的负担。 Before the democratic reform in Tibet, the people there were laid heavy burden on.
亨利，不要因为让你给草坪刈刈草，就满脸忧愁好像肩负着重担的样子。 Don't look as if you had the weight of the world on your shoulders, Henry, just because you have to mow the lawn.
她过去曾肩负着教学与监督的重任，现在这效果在一群优秀的学生的日益增长的成就中反映出来。 She shouldered a heavy burden of teaching and supervision, now reflected in the growing achievements of a brilliant galaxy of pupils.
