A rational discussion of this subject begins by inquiring whether pain is, or is not, an evil.

对这一问题进行理智的讨论时首先应弄清楚究竟痛苦是不是坏事。

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We all have pain in our lives, whether it's the jackhammer snarling across the street, or the sudden wave of anxiety when we get up to give a speech.

我们在生活中都有痛苦，无论是在街对面吼叫的手提钻,还是当我们站起身发表演讲时突然而至的一阵焦虑。

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See whether the grand total of pleasures is greater than the grand totals of pain.

看快乐的总数,是否大于痛苦的总数。

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It's defined in many ways that "no pain, to gain" paradigm, whether it's education of doctors or in school, as well as generally in the workplace.

它在很多方面定义了“不劳无获，不论是对医生的教育还是在学校，在一般的工作场所也一样。

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Two landmark studies last year in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a similar spine procedure (vertebroplasty) was no better than a fake operation--raising serious questions over whether the pain relief patients report from kyphoplasty is nothing more than an expensive placebo effect.

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The position you're in is probably causing you pain, whether you're aware of it yet or not.

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The music understood, and it would be there whether we stayed in pain or regained our sanity, which was also painful.

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