These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain.

这些使人不舒服的感觉，与身体上的疼痛一样会让人感到痛苦。

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It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected.

这远远不像大卫预料的那么痛苦。

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But the frustrations will not prove as painful as they might seem.

但挫败情绪并不会像看起来那样痛苦。

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As difficult and painful as holding a hot potato.

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And at the same time, accepting the painful emotions are as much part of human nature as the wonderful emotions.

与此同时，也认同痛苦的情绪,和美好的情绪一样都是人性的组成。

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However, in our culture today, we don't give ourselves the permission to be human, the freedom to experience these painful emotions as well.

然而在当今的文化中，我们不准许自己为人，也没有体会痛苦情绪的自由。

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As painful as this path is, it is the path to economic progress in America.

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We know that he was determined to make the sequester cuts as painful as possible.

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If it is to shed NatWest Markets, NatWest may have to endure losses as painful as those of Barclays.

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