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Personal incongruency is what causes so much of our pain. Not being you will destroy you.

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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点：

1.incongruency /'kɒŋgrʊənsi/或/kənˈgruːənsi/

2.causes 加iz

言之有物

1. incongruency=in+congruency

来自词根 congruen- 和谐、一致、同意

congruent adj. 适合的；一致的

congruence noun. 适合; 一致; 叠合;

congruency noun. 相同（等）；一致;

incongruency noun. 不相同（等）；不一致;

in congruency with XX 与XX一致

Their goals are not congruent with the goals of the team.

他们的目标与团队目标不一致。

At least he acts in congruency with his avowed beliefs and values.

至少他的做法与他所公开宣示的价值观一致。

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2. cause pain 引发、产生痛苦

Decayed teeth can cause pain and can cost a lot to fill.

侵蚀的牙齿会带来疼痛，并且要花很多钱来修补。

As a nurse, I sometimes had to perform procedures that caused people pain.

作为一位护士，我有时不得不实施让人痛苦的医护步骤。

Everyone's past is filled with regrets that still cause pain.

每个人的过去都满载遗憾，至今依然痛苦不已。

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3. 词链儿：Not being you will destroy you.

not being you...充当名词：不做自己（这件事 ）

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