忧患 suffering; misery; hardship 饱经忧患 have gone through a good deal
意识 1.(觉察) be conscious of; be aware of; awake to; realize 充分意识到 ... 这一事实 be aware enough of the fact that ...; 意识到自己的责任 be conscious of one's responsibilities; 他痛苦地意识到一家人的看法有分歧。 he grew painfully aware that the family was divided in its attitude.2.[哲学] consciousness; mentality 潜意识 subconsciousness; 同类意识 consciousness of kind; 小生产者意识 small producer's mentality
饱经忧患 suffered untold hardships; have gone through a good deal of misery
忧患余生 survive countless distresses and worries; have survived a calamity; have survived the horrors of the last war; come out alive after being subjected to untold hardships; live through the utmost suffering