Taking ones lumps? 默默忍受
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> "<span word="lumps">lumps</span>": <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="whoever">whoever</span>, <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Specifically">Specifically</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Lumps">Lumps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="without">without</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="differentiate">differentiate</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="uninteresting">uninteresting</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unwillingly">unwillingly</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="savor">savor</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="swallowing">swallowing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unsavory">unsavory</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swallow">swallow</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="without">without</span> <span word="bothering">bothering</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span>, "<span word="lump">lump</span>" <span word="may">may</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="uninteresting">uninteresting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="unsavory">unsavory</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="adversity">adversity</span>. <span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fuss">fuss</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lumps">lumps</span> <span word="means">means</span> "<span word="he">he</span>" <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humbleness">humbleness</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span>.</p>
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