水深火热

zhēng zhá zài shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng

挣扎在水深火热之中

be plunged into an abyss of suffering

tā men shēng huó zài shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng

他们生活在水深火热之中。

Their lives were filled with untold suffering.

fǎn dòng zhèng fǔ shǐ mín zhòng xiàn yú shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng

反动政府使民众陷于水深火热之中。

The reactionary government plunged the people into misery.

wǒ yǐ qián de lǎo bǎn ràng wǒ xiàn rù shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng

我以前的老板让我陷入水深火热之中。

My old boss made my life a misery.

měi guó zhèng chǔ yú jīng jì dà xiāo tiáo de shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhōng sì fēn zhī yī de rén shī yè

美国正处于经济大萧条的水深火热中，四分之一的人失业。

It was the depth of the depression, with a quater of Americans out of work.

dǎ zhàng shǐ píng mín bǎi xìng chǔ yú shuǐ shēn huǒ rè zhī zhōng

打仗使平民百姓处于水深火热之中。

The populace at large were extreme misery between two fires.