It's kind of interesting. God tells Adam before the creation of Eve that he's not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that's in Genesis 2:16, on pain of death.

在《创世纪》第2章第16节，谈及死亡的痛苦时,上帝在没造出夏娃之前，告诉亚当,他不能吃智慧果。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

that doing meditation actually literally transforms our brain, making us more susceptible to positive emotions and more resilient in the face of painful emotions.

多少人知道，冥想能转换我们的大脑思维，使我们更容易感染到积极情绪,在面对痛苦时更坚强。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

But before he can actually be made present at the actual event of the Nativity, he has to endure something painful and obviously momentous: "from out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire."

但是要想真正能在,基督降生时出现，他不得不忍受一些痛苦，而且是巨大的痛苦：,“从神秘的祭坛外碰到圣火“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

It was probably the pivotal point of our friendship when he realized I had actually spent some hours thinking about him and his troubles and he was trying to place that in his tremendously involved and tormented mental categories.

这或许是我们之间友谊的关键时刻,他知道我的确用了许多时间考虑他和他的困境,在他陷入极其复杂的痛苦的精神危机时,他更是急于想了解这一点。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Cos I really struggled in high school-- a lot of it was difficult; a lot of it was painful, but it was all worth it.

因为我在高中很努力-,很多时很困难;,很多时很痛苦，但完全值得。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选