英语口语练习小对话 第603期:遭受严峻考验或折磨

Subject：You are really put through the wringer at your job interview.

迷你对话

A: You are really put through the wringer at your job interview.

你的求职面试真让你折腾了一番。

B: Yeah, I had to fill out papers, meet dozens of people, and do a presentation.

是啊，我得填写各种表格，与很多人做见面并向大家做自我介绍。

地道表达

put somebody through the wringer

1. 解释

此语的英文解释为：to give someone a difficult time; to interrogate someone thoroughly。此语之中的wringer是搅拧机的意思。Put through是“遭受，遇到”的意思。Put through the wringer的字面意思是“经受搅拧机的折磨”，引申为“遭受严峻的考验或折磨”。表示给某事折腾，遭受某事的严峻考验，在此语的后面用介词at，即为：put sb. through the wringer at something。

2. 例句

The lawyer really put the witness through the wringer!

律师真是折磨证人。

The teacher put the students through the wringer.

老师把学生折腾了一番。