2026-04-21
3 分钟Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast, where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day.
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Let's get started with today's lesson.
Ache, pain, and hurt all mean the same thing, right?
Not exactly.
There are some small differences in how we use these words in English.
Let's learn them.
The English language has a lot of words that seem similar but are actually different.
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All right, now let's look at ache, pain, and hurt.
An ache is discomfort that continues for some time it 's usually associated with a specific part of the body such as a headache
a stomach ache a toothache or an earache after you exercise the next day your muscles will probably ache an ache is usually
not extremely strong so you can try to ignore it Pain is usually stronger, more sudden, and more difficult to ignore.
You would feel pain when you cut yourself or hit your head on something.
If you exercise and you injure yourself, you break a bone or you tear a muscle, you would feel a sudden pain.
We also have the expression aches and pains, which describes general and various physical discomforts.