a grindstone

One evening, looking out of the window, he saw that a large grindstone had been brought into the square below.

一天傍晚，他朝窗外看时，见到一块巨大的磨石被人扛到了楼下的场地上。

Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone.

骡子绕着磨盘一圈又一圈沉重地走着.

While the first job, in addition to bring a fresh and boundless vision for the future, it is more like a grindstone, in repeated sharpen make us the workplace needs.

而第一份工作，除了带来一时的新鲜感和对未来的无限憧憬之外，它更像是一块磨刀石，在反复磨砺中把我们打造成职场所需要的样子。

They ground the knife on a grindstone.

他们在磨刀石上磨刀子.

It's a pity I have to get back to the grindstone.

遗憾的是我不得不回去工作.

He sharpened the edge of his knife on a grindstone.

他在磨石上磨快了他的刀刃.

Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you are made of.

生活如磨刀石，是将你磨蚀或是磨得灿烂光亮，皆取决于你自身材料如何。

Todd had better get grindstone if he wants a good grade on the final exam.

陶德如果想在期末考得到好成绩,最好努力用功.

An emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone.

砂轮是现代的磨石.

A knife is sharpened on the grindstone; steel is tempered in fire.

刀在石上磨, 钢在火中炼.