汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 苦日子
苦日子
hard times
zi/zǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们一直娇生惯养,所以现在过不了苦日子

They have been so feather bedded in the past that they can't cope with hardship now.

每年夏天,这座小城都要熬过一段旅游者蜂拥而至的苦日子

The town survives the onslaught of tourists every summer.

你瞧,吉姆,我过的这种苦日子连你听了都会害臊。

Well, now, Jim, I've lived that rough as you'd be ashamed to hear of.

苦日子咱都熬过来了,咱还怕啥,困难是给咱机会,给咱一个磨练自己的机会,咱怕啥,咱不怕。

We have gone through the toughest days in the past. Therefore, there is nothing we should feel afraid of now.

但是在过去的苦日子里,人们要想准确预知未来,就得向预言家求神问卜,他们要么捅穿小鸡的内脏、要么观察天象,从而得出结论。

But in the bad old days people who wanted an accurate picture of the days to come would consult a soothsayer who poked through chicken entrails, or looked to the stars.