bother
bother with sth
bother about sth
花费时间精力(做某事)
'Shall I wait?' 'No, don't bother'.
"要我等一下吗?" "不,别费事了。"
It's not worth bothering with (= using) an umbrella—the car's just outside.
不必打伞——汽车就停在外面。
I don't know why I bother! Nobody ever listens!
我不知道我干吗要浪费时间!根本没人听!
pain
痛苦;苦恼;烦恼
the pain of separation
离别的痛苦
I never meant to cause her pain.
我从没有让她痛苦之意。
the pleasures and pains of growing old
老年的苦与乐
reason
reason why...
reason that...
reason for sth
reason for doing sth
原因;理由;解释
I'd like to know the reason why you're so late.
我想知道你为什么迟到那么长时间。
We aren't going for the simple reason that we can't afford it.
我们不去,只是因为我们负担不起。
She gave no reasons for her decision.
她没有对她的决定作出任何解释。