Why do we choose to put ourselves through its emotional wringer?

我们为什么总是用它来折磨自己呢？

The whole cast was put through the wringer.

剧组人员都备受煎熬。

Some young Chinese are going through that same wringer every day.

一些中国年轻人每天都在经历同样的痛苦。

In the old days, people used a " wringer" to remove water from their clothing.

在过去，人们使用“拧干机”来去除衣物中的水分。

Anna, no woman living has been put through more of an emotional wringer than you.

安娜，没有哪个女人遭受的情感折磨比你更多了。

Mom, listen...I know I've put you through the wringer lately, and I'm sorry.

妈妈，听着......我知道我最近让你很伤心，真的很抱歉。

Are you sure about this? The poor kid's been through the wringer.

你确定吗？这可怜的孩子刚经受考验。

And this gives us a common expression: to put through the wringer.

这就给我们带来了一个常见的表达：to put through the wringer（受尽磨难）。

You can say you were put through the wringer.

你可以说你受尽了折磨。

When someone is put through the wringer, they face a very difficult or unpleasant experience.

当某人“put through the wringer”时，他们面临着非常困难或不愉快的经历。