烂摊子

xīn rèn shǒu xiàng máng yú shōu shi qián rèn shǒu xiàng liú xia de làn tān zi

新任首相忙于收拾前任首相留下的烂摊子。

The new prime minister will have a hard time clearing up the mess left by his predecessor.

jiě fàng chū zhè gōng chǎng shì gè làn tān zi

解放初，这工厂是个烂摊子。

At the beginning of liberation, the factory was an awful mess.

shōu làn tān zi

收烂摊子

clear up the mess

kàn qǐ lai nà xiàng shì gè huì tuō yán duō nián de dà làn tān zi

看起来那像是个会拖延多年的大烂摊子。

That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years.

nǐ wèi shén me zhǐ wàng wǒ shōu shi nǐ de làn tān zi

你为什么指望我收拾你的烂摊子？

Why do you expect me to pick up your slack?