紧接 上一讲 ， 看看“忍耐和接受”的英语怎么表达。

1. endure : to accept or be forced to accept a very unpleasant or difficult situation for a long time

备注：常见于书面语中

例：

We endured the lecture for as long as we could. （这个演讲我们尽量撑着听下去。）

The people in this country have endured almost a decade of economic hardship. （这个国家的人民经历了将近 10 年的经济困难时期。）

2. take/handle : to accept an unpleasant situation or someone's unpleasant behavior without becoming upset

备注：这是较口语化的用法。

例：

Careful what you say - he can't take criticism. （慎言，他受不了批评之言。）

I've tried to be understanding, but quite honestly, this is more than I can take. （我试着包容理解，但是老实说，这件事我不能接受。）

Are you going to argue with me, or are you just going to stand there and take it? （你要跟我吵？还是就站那儿听完，并接受这个事实？）

I insist you come to my party, and I won't take no for an answer. （我诚邀你来我的派对，不许你推辞！）

Tell me what happened - I can handle it. （告诉我发生了什么事，不管你说什么我都可以接受！）

3. live with : to accept an unpleasant situation as a permanent part of your life that you cannot change

例：

You have to learn to live with stress. （你得学着承受压力。）

You have to learn to live with other people's mistakes. （你得学着包容别人的过失。）

I found the burden of guilt very difficult to live with. （我觉得负罪感让人很难承受。）

Because there was no cure, he had to learn to live with the pain. （因为这是绝症，所以他只好学着忍受病痛。）

None of us really like the new system, but we've got to learn to live with it. （没人真心喜欢这个新系统，但我们得学着接受它。）

live with yourself (=accept something bad or wrong that you have done)

You should be careful before you do anything rash. Remember, you'll have to live with yourself afterwards. （三思而后行，别鲁莽。你记住，你永远得自己承担所有结果。）

4. grin and bear it : to accept something that you do not like because you have no choice

备注：该词常用于口语中。

例：

Well, I said to myself, I'll just have to grin and bear it. （我告诉自己，我只要欣然接受就好。）

I don't agree with their decision, but all I can do is to grin and bear it. （我不同意他们的决定，但我也只能欣然接受。）

The message was clear - no matter how insulting passengers became, we couldn't do anything but grin and bear it. （条子上说得很明白，不论乘客如何出言侮辱，我们也只能一笑置之。）

5. stomach : to accept or experience (something unpleasant) without being sick, upset, etc.

备注：这里的 ''stomach'' 做动词使用。

例：

His behavior is hard to stomach sometimes. （有时他的行为让人无法容忍。）

I can barely stomach the smell. （我几乎受不了这味道。）

He really can't stomach the sight of blood. （他完全见不得流血。）