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Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！
This idiom sounds a little painful. PAIN IN THE NECK
這個習語聽起來跟疼痛有關。PAIN IN THE NECK
What causes a pain in the neck?
什么令脖子疼呢？
Hey, welcome back! How was your trip?
嗨！歡迎回家！這次旅途怎么樣？
It was great...until I missed my flight home.
非常棒……但是我誤了回家的航班。
Missed your flight? How did you get back home?
誤了航班？那你是怎么回家的？
First, I took a 12-hour bus ride.
我先乘坐了12小時的公共汽車，
Then, I took a train the rest of the way. It was a major pain in the neck.
之后換乘火車。這是旅途中最令人不爽的事情。
Wow, and you came straight to work!
哇！那你就直接上班了！
If something is a pain in the neck, it is generally something that is very annoying.
如果我們說一些事情讓人脖子疼，這些事情主要指的是令人厭惡的事情。
You would rather not deal with whatever is causing you a pain in the neck.
你寧愿不去處理這些事情，它們常常使你感到頭疼。
For Anna, her return trip turned out to be a big pain in the neck. Literally!
對于Anna來說，她的返程成為她最頭疼的一件事情。這一點也不夸張！
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。
