Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.
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adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
vt. 剝奪，奪去，使喪失;
?? de去掉+prive單個→從個人身邊拿走→剝奪，奪去
"This law will deprive us of our most basic rights."
這條法律將剝奪我們最基本的權利.
近義：bereave, shear, spoliate, strip, despoil, destitute
反義：improve, perfect, upgrade, better, meliorate, enhance
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使滿意;
vi. 覺得高興，享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴，表行為、狀態 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
oneself
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pron. 自己，自身;親自，自行;其;親手;
"One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is."
大家必須問一問自己，這個鍛煉的目的是什么。
近義：herself, himself, itself, one, themselves, yourself
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厭煩的人[事物];身體某部分的疼痛[不適];
vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，傷害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…煩惱;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
?? 我怕(pa)里面(in)會 痛苦 我(i)像熱鍋(pan)上的螞蟻很 痛苦 拍(pai)腦(n)殼很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
這種痛苦幾乎使他無法忍受。
近義：hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反義：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness