Efforts to curb inflation in china are having some painful side-effects .

在中国为抑制通货膨胀的努力也带来了惨痛的副作用。

But even measured against japan 's painful history , its plight today is miserable .

但是即便是与日本惨痛的历史相比较，当下的境况还是悲惨的。

The volunteers can stop the heat the moment it becomes painful .

试验者能在感到疼痛的时候立刻停止受热。

But americans will not be told how painful things must become .

但他们不会明白地告诉美国人民：往后的日子会变得很苦。

By then , he will have made plenty of gestures , such as taxing business and the rich , that afford him cover for broader and more painful measures .

但是到那个时候，他已经做好了很多铺垫，例如通过增加商业和富人的税收来为更加广泛，更加困难的措施买单。