paper-shuffling原文为Aseriesofmeaningless,paper-shufflingjobsatoneofhisfather’splantshadensued—allofwhichhe’dspectacularlyfailedat—followedbyadrunkenafternoonthathadseenhimwakewithacrushinghangoverandashea

Question

paper-shuffling
原文为
A series of meaningless,paper- shuffling jobs
at one of his father’s plants had ensued—all of which he’d spectacularly failed at—followed by a
drunken afternoon that had seen him wake with a crushing hangover and a sheaf of signed
enlistment papers.

Answer 1

shuffle有堆叠的意思,直译应该是堆叠纸张工作,根据上下文应该该是一些处理文件的琐屑工作.