Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure.
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
vt. 剥夺，夺去，使丧失;
💡 de去掉+prive单个→从个人身边拿走→剥夺，夺去
"This law will deprive us of our most basic rights."
这条法律将剥夺我们最基本的权利.
近义：bereave, shear, spoliate, strip, despoil, destitute
反义：improve, perfect, upgrade, better, meliorate, enhance
n. 愉快;娱乐;令人高兴的事;
vt. 使高兴;使满意;
vi. 觉得高兴，享受;寻欢作乐;
💡 pleas=please令人高兴的+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐.
近义：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反义：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
oneself
[wʌn'sɛlf]
pron. 自己，自身;亲自，自行;其;亲手;
"One has to ask oneself what the purpose of the exercise is."
大家必须问一问自己，这个锻炼的目的是什么。
近义：herself, himself, itself, one, themselves, yourself
n. 痛苦;刻苦;令人厌烦的人[事物];身体某部分的疼痛[不适];
vt.& vi. （使）疼痛，（使）痛苦，伤害;
vt. 使…痛苦;使…烦恼;
vi. 感到疼痛;引起疼痛;
💡 我怕(pa)里面(in)会 痛苦 我(i)像热锅(pan)上的蚂蚁很 痛苦 拍(pai)脑(n)壳很 痛
"The pain was almost more than he could bear."
这种痛苦几乎使他无法忍受。
近义：hurt, ache, burn, sadden, torment, trouble
反义：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
📜 F. Scott Fitzgerald 的更多名言
"He waited for the mask to drop off, but at the same time he did not question her right to wear it."