2--What causes a pain in the neck?
 
1--Hey, welcome back! How was your trip?
 
2--It was great...until I missed my flight home.
 
1--Missed your flight? How did you get back home?
 
2--First, I took a 12-hour bus ride.
 
1--Then, I took a train the rest of the way. It was a major pain in the neck.
 
2--Wow, and you came straight to work!
 
1--If something is a pain in the neck, it is generally something that is very annoying.
 
2--You would rather not deal with whatever is causing you a pain in the neck.
 
1--For Anna, her return trip turned out to be a big pain in the neck. Literally!
 
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注解：
 
1.painful疼痛的
2.flight航班
3.annoying讨厌的

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译文：

1--这个习语听起来跟疼痛有关。PAIN IN THE NECK
2--什么令脖子疼呢？
1--嗨！欢迎回家！这次旅途怎么样？
2--非常棒……但是我误了回家的航班。
1--误了航班？那你是怎么回家的？
2--我先乘坐了12小时的公共汽车，
1--之后换乘火车。这是旅途中最令人不爽的事情。
2--哇！那你就直接上班了！
1--如果我们说一些事情让人脖子疼，这些事情主要指的是令人厌恶的事情。
2--你宁愿不去处理这些事情，它们常常使你感到头疼。
1--对于Anna来说，她的返程成为她最头疼的一件事情。这一点也不夸张！