第一，情景对话

A: I hear you are planning to go abroad?

听说你打算出国？

B: Yeah. I'm making preparations.

是的。我正在准备。

A: Have you thought it over? It's not easy to live in a strange country.

你考虑好了吗？在一个陌生的国家生活不是一件容易的事。

B: I know. But I want to see more while I'm young.

我知道。但我想在年轻的时候多见识见识。

A: I agree. Going through the mill in one's life is not a bad thing.

A我同意你的看法。一个人在生活中经受些磨难倒不是什么坏事。

第二，词海拾贝

go through the mill

变异：be through the mill

exp. To experience a very difficult period in your life with many problems.（经历磨难或痛苦）

e.g. She's been through the mill these last few years — the collapse of her marriage and her career and a serious illness on top of that.

在过去的几年里，她经历了磨难和痛苦：家庭的分裂，事业的崩溃，除此之外，还患上重病。

e.g. It's been an incredibly tough tour and we have all been through the mill.

这是一次非常艰难的旅行，我们都经历了磨难。

e.g. I went through the mill as a kid in high school.

当我还是个高中生的时候，我经历了很多磨难。

第三，语汇积累

1.go abroad：出国

e.g. He saved up his money so that he might go abroad for his vacation.

他攒钱以便他能到国外度假。

e.g. Mark was going for the scholarship in order to go abroad.

马克想拿到奖学金出国念书。

2.make a preparation：准备

e.g. Then what should a secretary do to make a preparation for a meeting?

那么秘书应做些什么样的准备工作呢？

e.g. Driven beyond endurance, they led the villagers to arm themselves and make a preparation for action.

他们忍无可忍，领导乡亲们拿起武器准备行动。

3.think over：认真考虑

e.g. Think over the matter and then make a decision.

这件事情斟酌斟酌再定。

e.g. Elinor was then at liberty to think over the representations of her mother.

埃莉诺此时能自由地去思考她母亲的陈述了。

e.g. I'll think over your suggestion again.

我将再次仔细考虑你的建议。

in a strange country：在异国他乡，在一个陌生的国家