go through the mill meaning in English

经受磨练

Later on they would have to begin living life and going through the mill as he had gone
他们以扈还得开始生活，像他一样经受磨难。
The poor woman has had three operations in one year , and now she ' s back in the hospital . she ' s really gone through the mill
那个可怜的妇女，一年中动过三次手术，现在又回到医院，真是历经磨炼。
Every reporter who wants to run the whole newspaper has to go through the mill first so that he can learn the job the hard way
每个有意统筹经营整个报纸的新闻记者都得首先受到磨炼、经历艰难困苦才能学会这一门。
After going through the mill of society , i now realise mr pan ' s intentions in comparing nanyang university , the result of the tremendous effort of many different people , to the celestial bodies his hope was that nantah could one day vie with the sun and the moon for that piece of heaven
如今,经过社会的磨练,我方知潘先生用心良苦,把各界千辛万苦筹建起来的南洋大学比喻为“日月星辰” ,其用意是希望南大能够与日月争辉,发出光芒。