磨难

生活中有磨难。

There are hardships in life.

Simple subject-verb-object structure.

他不怕磨难。

He is not afraid of hardships.

Using '不怕' (not afraid) with the noun.

这是一个磨难。

This is a tribulation.

Basic 'A is B' structure.

磨难让他变强。

Hardship makes him strong.

Using '让' (to make/let) as a causative verb.

他经历过磨难。

He has experienced hardships.

Using '经历' (experience) as a verb.

磨难很多。

There are many hardships.

Subject + Adjective (very common in Chinese).

我们要战胜磨难。

We must overcome hardships.

Using '战胜' (conquer/overcome).

磨难是好事吗？

Is hardship a good thing?

Simple question with '吗'.

他的一生经历了很多磨难。

His life has gone through many hardships.

Using '经历' with the quantifier '很多'.

面对磨难，我们不能放弃。

Facing hardships, we cannot give up.

Using '面对' (to face) at the start of a clause.

这些磨难让他更成熟。

These tribulations made him more mature.

Using '让' to show a result.

虽然有磨难，但他很乐观。

Although there are hardships, he is very optimistic.

Using the '虽然...但是...' (although... but...) structure.

他讲述了过去的磨难。

He told the story of past tribulations.

Using '讲述' (to narrate/tell).

没有人喜欢磨难。

Nobody likes hardships.

Simple negative statement.

磨难是成功的老师。

Hardship is the teacher of success.

Metaphorical usage.

他经受了重重磨难。

He endured layers of hardships.

Using '经受' and '重重'.

只有经受过磨难的人，才懂得珍惜生活。

Only those who have endured hardships know how to cherish life.

Using the '只有...才...' (only... then...) structure.

他在创业初期遇到了重重磨难。

He encountered many tribulations in the early stages of his business.

Using '遇到' (encounter) and '重重' (multiple layers).

这部电影表现了人们在磨难中的勇气。

This movie shows people's courage in the midst of tribulations.

Using '在...中' (in the middle of).

磨难并没有击垮他的意志。

Tribulations did not break his will.

Using '击垮' (to break/defeat) and '意志' (will).

我们要学会从磨难中汲取力量。

We must learn to draw strength from hardships.

Using '从...中' and '汲取' (to draw/extract).

经历过磨难后，他变得更加坚强了。

After experiencing hardships, he became even stronger.

Using '...后' to show time sequence.

他把这些磨难看作是成长的机会。

He views these tribulations as opportunities for growth.

Using the '把...看作是...' (regard A as B) structure.

生活不会总是一帆风顺，总会有磨难。

Life is not always smooth sailing; there will always be hardships.

Using the idiom '一帆风顺' (smooth sailing) for contrast.

正是这些磨难，铸就了他不屈不挠的性格。

It was precisely these tribulations that forged his indomitable character.

Using '正是...铸就' (It is exactly... that forged).

每一个伟大的民族都曾历经磨难。

Every great nation has gone through tribulations.

Using '历经' (to have gone through).

他不愿提起那段充满磨难的往事。

He is unwilling to mention those past events full of tribulations.

Using '充满' (full of) to modify '往事' (past events).

在重重磨难面前，他选择了坚持到底。

In the face of multiple tribulations, he chose to persevere to the end.

Using '在...面前' (in the face of).

磨难是命运对我们的考验。

Hardship is a test that fate gives us.

Abstract metaphorical definition.

他的一生可谓是饱经磨难。

His life can be described as having experienced full measure of hardships.

Using the formal phrase '饱经磨难' (to have seen it all).

磨难不仅是痛苦，更是一种财富。

Hardship is not only pain but also a kind of wealth.

Using '不仅...更...' (not only... but also...).

我们应当以积极的态度去迎接磨难。

We should welcome tribulations with a positive attitude.

Using '以...的态度' (with a ... attitude).

文学作品往往通过描写主人公的磨难来探讨人性的深度。

Literary works often explore the depth of human nature by depicting the protagonist's tribulations.

Complex sentence using '通过...来...' (by means of... to...).

这些磨难非但没有让他消沉，反而激发了他的斗志。

These tribulations, far from making him depressed, instead stimulated his fighting spirit.

Using '非但没有...反而...' (far from... instead...).

这种精神是在长期的磨难中磨砺出来的。

This spirit was tempered through long-term tribulations.

Using '磨砺' (to temper/sharpen) and '...出来的' (resultative).

磨难往往能揭示出一个人的真实本色。

Tribulations often reveal a person's true colors.

Using '揭示' (to reveal/unveil).

在历史的长河中，磨难是文明进步的磨刀石。

In the long river of history, hardship is the whetstone of civilizational progress.

High-level metaphorical language.

他晚年的磨难使他的思想更加深邃。

The tribulations of his later years made his thoughts even more profound.

Using '深邃' (profound) to describe abstract thoughts.

无论遭遇多少磨难，他都始终坚守自己的信仰。

No matter how many tribulations he encountered, he always stuck to his faith.

Using '无论...都...' (no matter... still...).

磨难之于英雄，犹如烈火之于真金。

Hardship is to a hero what intense fire is to pure gold.

Using the 'A之于B，犹如C之于D' (A is to B as C is to D) analogy structure.

苦难与磨难虽仅一字之差，但在语义侧重上却有着微妙的辨析。

Although 'misery' and 'tribulation' differ by only one character, they have subtle distinctions in semantic emphasis.

Linguistic analysis sentence.

当代社会对“磨难”的解构，反映了价值观念的多元化变迁。

The deconstruction of 'hardship' in contemporary society reflects the pluralistic changes in values.

Using academic terms like '解构' (deconstruction) and '多元化' (pluralistic).

这种将磨难神圣化的倾向，在某种程度上掩盖了苦难的残酷本质。

This tendency to sanctify hardships to some extent masks the cruel nature of suffering.

Critical analysis using '将...神圣化' (to sanctify...).

他在作品中深刻地剖析了磨难如何异化了人的灵魂。

In his works, he profoundly analyzed how tribulations alienated the human soul.

Using '剖析' (to analyze deeply) and '异化' (to alienate).

磨难不仅是个人的生命体验，更是集体记忆的沉淀。

Hardship is not only a personal life experience but also the accumulation of collective memory.

Using '沉淀' (sediment/accumulation) metaphorically.

面对时代的磨难，知识分子应当承担起应有的道义责任。

In the face of the tribulations of the era, intellectuals should shoulder their due moral responsibilities.

Using '承担' (to shoulder/assume) and '道义责任' (moral responsibility).

磨难的历练使得他在处理复杂局势时表现得游刃有余。

the tempering of hardships allowed him to handle complex situations with ease.

Using the idiom '游刃有余' (to do something with skill and ease).

我们不应歌颂磨难，而应歌颂在磨难中屹立不倒的人性。

We should not praise hardships, but rather the humanity that stands tall amidst them.

Using '不应...而应...' (should not... but rather...).