荼毒

gǔ chéng mén wèi néng duǒ guò zhàn huǒ de tú dú

古城门未能躲过战火的荼毒。

The war had not left the ancient city gate undisturbed.

chāo xiàn shí zhǔ yì yě zhěng jiù le zhèng zhì kè hán shù hé huà xué shǐ wǒ miǎn yú jiào yù wěi yuán huì de tú dú

超现实主义也拯救了政治课，函数和化学，使我免于教育委员会的荼毒。

Surrealism saved me from politic lesson, function and chemistry and helped me escape from the torment of education committee.