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• Some paintings describe Chinese people's poor and painful lives in the past.

  一些绘画描绘了中国人过去贫穷而痛苦的生活。

  [2021年 岳阳市卷 判断正误]

• It's really painful.

  真的很痛苦。

  [2021年 江西省卷 听力]

• Long ago, as people got older, there was something wrong with their teeth and it would be very painful.

  很久以前，随着年龄的增长，人们的牙齿出现了问题，这将是非常痛苦的。

  [2020年 新疆维吾尔自治区 阅读理解]

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• Working this way for one year was painful enough, let alone a lifetime.

  这样工作一年已经够痛苦的了，更别说一辈子了。

  [2021年 天津卷 阅读表达]

• Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience.

  把英语作为第二语言来学习可能是一个痛苦的经历。

  [2019年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

• This led to some painful experiences on Saturday as they played against teams better trained.

  周六他们与训练有素的球队比赛带来了一些痛苦的经历。

  [2015年 全国卷2 完形填空]

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• Yet, there are valid reasons boredom may feel so painful.

  然而，无聊感如此痛苦是有充分理由的。

  [2021年 CET4 阅读理解C]

• Native to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, the potentially deadly fish has poisonous hooks and a painful sting capable of killing people.

  这种鱼原产于南太平洋和印度洋，有致命的潜在危险，它有有毒的鱼钩和能使人痛苦地死去的刺。

  [2020年 CET4 听力]

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• Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?

  为什么人们会阅读负面的互联网评论并做其他显然会令他们痛苦的事情？

  [2018年 英语二 完型填空]

• And yet, it would be a mistake to think we are right now simply experiencing the painful side of a boom and bust cycle.

  然而，如果单纯认为我们现在只是在经历繁荣和萧条周期的痛苦一面，那就大错特错了。

  [2014年 英语二 阅读理解A]

• Many said that unemployment, while extremely painful, had improved them in some ways: they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent.

  许多人说，失业虽然极其痛苦，但在某些方面改善了他们：他们变得不那么物质主义，并且在财务上更加谨慎。

  [2012年 英语二 阅读理解A]