The Sting

基本解釋

There was only one scorpion. But the sting was in the tail.
只剩一只蝎子了，但是刺卻在尾巴上。
We produce tears in response to insults to the eyes — the sting of onion fumes, a tiny insect that flew into your cornea.
當(dāng)眼中進(jìn)入異物時(shí)我們就會流淚——洋蔥的氣味會薰痛雙眼，小昆蟲飛進(jìn)眼角膜也會刺激淚腺。
"Zhang, who clearly relishes his reputation for success, would appear to still feel the sting of that very public failure," the cable concluded.
電文總結(jié)說，張國寶明顯是津津樂道他的成功的聲譽(yù)，但似乎還是能感覺到被公開的失敗刺痛。

The event is expected to include performances by musicians including Sting, John Legend,and the Roots.
Because when we see that something is just necessary, we-- it reduces the sting of it.
因?yàn)楫?dāng)我們認(rèn)識到有些事是必然的-,它便感少了我們對它的痛苦。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選
Well, if that's right, and if we then realize that there's nothing I can do about the fact that I'm going to die, then perhaps some of the sting, some of the bite, is eliminated.
如果那是對的話，如果我們意識到,我們無法改變我們會死去的事實(shí)，那么也許有些刺痛，有些痛苦便消除了。
耶魯公開課 - 死亡課程節(jié)選

My advice may not eliminate the sting entirely, but perhaps it will numb it a bit.
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