Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. discomfort 本身重音在第二个音节上，但不排除有重音转移的情况—转移到第一个音节。

2. 断句：Sometimes / a little discomfort in the beginning / can save a whole lot of pain down the road. //

言之有物

1. discomfort noun. 不舒服、不方便

Steve had some discomfort, but no real pain.

史蒂夫有些不适，但不是真疼。

2. 词链儿 in the beginning 最开始

In the beginning, I imagined things would be perfectly balanced.

一开始，我以为一切都会非常平衡。

词链儿拓展： in the first place 打一开始就...

You didn't even want to move in here in the first place.

你打一开始就不想搬进来！

2. ...a (whole) lot of pain 许多痛苦

词链儿：a whole lot of XX 大量、不少（可根据具体语境做口语化翻译调整）

..for a whole lot of money 一大笔钱

...a whole lot of labs 不少实验室

3. 词链儿：down the road （具象）沿路（抽象）日后/将来

Go down the road and you'll come to a bus stop.

沿着这条路走，你会走到一个公共汽车站。

...to save her from pain down the road. 省得她日后痛苦。

活学活用

请用 down the road 随意造句

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