With very few exceptions, most jobs out there are almost painfully dull.

鲜有例外，大多数工作几乎都苦闷至极。

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I'm convinced I get it from A-gong, who had a surprisingly and almost painfully powerful grip even till the very end – just ask anyone who was at his bedside.

我确信我这是从阿公那里来的。 他有着让人难以置信且几乎能使人疼痛的强有力的钳子般的手力一直到他生命的最后一刻 –- 守候在他的床边的人都应有同样的体会。

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But on the campaign trail he was almost painfully shy, with the quirky, inward manner of someone who'd spent most of his life alone in front of a computer screen.

但是在竞选过程中，他表现得是要命的害羞，他差不多一辈子都在电脑荧屏前，性格有些乖僻和内向。

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The Brooklyn lawn he photographed in 2010 is almost painfully funny.

WSJ: rom Lee Friedlander at Janet Borden Gallery

In the wake of the corporate scandals of the past year, the idea that trustworthiness and business success go hand in hand now appears almost painfully naive.

FORBES: A Virtuous Cycle

As for stinginess, my father was almost painfully parsimonious.

FORBES: Fathers and Sons