第一， 迷你对话

A: Will you please go and see him?

你去看看他，好吗？

B: What is wrong with him?

他怎么啦？

A: He is always running himself through the mill for his failure.

他总是由于自己的失败而折磨自己。

B: I would talk to him.

我要和他谈谈。

第二， 地道表达

1. 表达法

run sb. through the mill：折磨某人（尤为指精神上的折磨）

2. 拓展范例

e.g. It runs himself through the mill for the fear that he was not receiving adequate credit.

他好象担心自己没有受到充分的评价，并被这念头折磨着。

e.g. Juliet ran herself through the mill for she had the desire to keep Romeo near her but she also had the fear for his life: should his presence be detected.

朱丽叶精神上受到折磨，即渴望和罗密欧形影不离，又担心罗密欧万一让人发现，难免有性命之忧。

第三， 口语句型

Will you please……请你……好吗？

e.g. Will you please send these dirty clothes to the laundry?

请你把这些脏衣服送到洗衣店去好吗？

e.g. Will you please sum up the main ideas of this article?

请把这篇文章的大意归纳一下。

What is wrong with… ……怎么啦？

e.g. What is wrong with old age if the guy is healthy?

如果他身体还好好的，年纪大些又有什么关系？

e.g. Does she know what is wrong with it?

她知道问题出在哪里吗? ?