"trial by fire" in Chinese (Simplified)
火的考验严峻考验
Definition
对某人能力的严峻考验，通常是在压力下或首次面临挑战的情况下。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是一种比喻说法，形容人在关键考验中接受能力的检验，常见于工作、运动等语境。并非指真实的火。
Examples
Her first day managing the store was a real trial by fire.
她第一天管理商店就是一次真正的**火的考验**。
Becoming a parent can feel like a trial by fire.
成为父母可能让人觉得是一次**严峻考验**。
His first week in the army was a trial by fire.
他在军队的第一周是一次**火的考验**。
Wow, that meeting turned into a trial by fire for the new manager.
哇，那次会议对新经理来说真是一次**严峻考验**。
Throwing someone into a trial by fire isn’t always the best way to teach.
让某人直接面对一次**严峻考验**并不总是最好的教学方法。
I thought the job would be easy, but it was a trial by fire from day one!
我以为这份工作很容易，结果从第一天起就是**火的考验**！