Photography was once an expensive, laborious ordeal reserved for life's greatest milestones. 摄影曾经是一种代价极高且十分艰辛的痛苦经历
He was beginning to wonder if he would survive the ordeal. 他开始怀疑自己能否熬过这场磨难。
The interview was less of an ordeal than she'd expected. 面试并非如她想象的那样可怕。