The worker is pushing the distaff.是什么意思？

The worker is pushing the distaff.

工人们正在推卷线杆.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

worker

n. 工人，员工，劳动者，[虫]工蜂，工蚁；

例句
A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him...
电梯沿着电梯井垂直坠落，把一名工人砸得身首异处。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

pushing

prep. 接近（某个年龄）；v. 推，推动（ push的现在分词 ），对…施加压力，逼迫；

例句
I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some personal publicity...
我不希望看见你为了出风头而去抢镜头。

distaff

n. 卷线杆，拉线棒；

例句
They may find they have more two on their distaff that they know how to spin.
他们会发现他们的事多得无从下手.