It's noble to want to confess, but if the results are just damage and pain, that's not noble. It's selfish.
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v. 供认;坦白;承认;悔过;
💡 con全部+fess说→全部说出→承认，坦白
"I confess it with shame -- shrunk icily into myself, like a snail."
我羞愧地忏悔了 —— 冷冰冰地退缩, 像个蜗牛.
近义：own, accept, acknowledge, avow, concede, honor
反义：impugn, naysay, negate, object, oppose, rebut
vt.& vi. 损害，毁坏;
n. 损害，损毁;赔偿金;
💡 damn =harm表示”伤害”##-age 表抽象的名词后缀
"damage to the brain"
脑部损伤
近义：hurt, impair, injure, mar, perish, ruin
反义：mend, patch, refit, refurbish, rehabilitate, remodel
adj. 自私的，利己的;
💡 self自己的 + ish 形容词后缀→ 自私的,利己的
"They painted him to be indecisive, negative, and selfish."
他被描绘成一个优柔寡断 、 消极又自私的人.
近义：opportunist, calculating, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal
反义：liberal, loose, nobleminded, openhanded, selfless, ungrudging
adj. 高尚的;贵族的;外表庄严和庄重的;表现出崇高的;
n. 尊贵的人;旧时在英国使用的金币;
💡 nob(高贵的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他为了高尚的事业而牺牲。
近义：hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反义：plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat
v. 想要;希望;打算;需要…在场;
n. 需要的东西;缺少;贫穷;
💡 因为want 所以want 东西
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义：intend, like, mean, seek, will, wish
反义：scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
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