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00 语境：出于同情、关心或怜悯，抵触做某事。
01 don't have the heart to do sth.
表示to be unable to do something because it will make someone unhappy，不忍心做某事，因为会让某人难过。
I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't love her anymore.
我不忍心告诉她我不爱她了。
They've been through a lot together. He doesn't have the heart to fire anyone.
他们一起经历了很多，他不忍心解雇任何人。
下边的说法可以表示“不忍心”，也可以表达其他抵触情绪。
02 can't do sth.
简单好用，做不到某事，未必是能力达不到，也可能是心里过不去，难受不愿意做。
“你怎么忍心做某事”用英语可以说成How can/could you do sth? 你怎么能 (忍心) 这样做呢？
My kids are so excited about the concert. I just can't tell them we can't afford the tickets.
孩子们对演唱会非常期待。我不忍心告诉他们我们买不起票。
He's your brother—how can you just let him live on the streets?
他是你弟弟，你怎么忍心让他流落街头？live on the street(s)表示homeless，无家可归，露宿街头。
03 don't like/hate to do sth.
不喜欢做某事，有些情景中的“不喜欢”也是“心里难受”的意思，不过这个说法表达的情绪没有很强烈。
I don't like to see old people suffer.
我不喜欢看到老人受苦。
She spoke up for him because she just hated to see people get treated like that.
她为他说话，因为她不忍心看到人被那样对待。speak up for sb.表示为某人发声，站出来支持某人，为某人说话。
04 can't bear to do sth.
表示to be so upset about something that you feel unable to accept it or let it happen，对某一行为有强烈抵触，不愿接受，不愿做。
bear /beə/ 动词，“忍受”，过去式和过去分词是bore /bɔː/，borne /bɔːn/。
I can't bear to tell my daughter that her dog died.
我实在不忍心告诉女儿她的狗死了。
He's already so upset. I really can't bear to give him more bad news.
他已经很难过了，我真的不忍心告诉他更多的坏消息。
表达其他情绪：
I can't bear to waste hours on commute every day.
我受不了每天在通勤上浪费几个小时。commute /kəˈmjuːt/ 名词或动词，表示通勤，上下班的路程。
She was the kind of person who just couldn't bear to throw anything away.
她是那种舍不得扔掉任何东西的人。
05 can't bring oneself to do sth.
没办法 (强迫自己) 做某件会让自己或别人难受的事，不愿意做，unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much。这个短语比较书面。
He didn't like sharing his flat, but he couldn't bring himself to tell his brother to leave because he had nowhere to go.
他不喜欢与人合住，但他不忍心叫他弟弟搬走，因为他无处可去。
She hated spiders, but she could never bring herself to kill one.
她讨厌蜘蛛，但她不忍心杀蜘蛛。
表达其他情绪：
I knew I had to do my homework, but I couldn't bring myself to turn off the TV in the middle of the show.
我知道我得做作业，但我没办法节目看一半就关掉电视。
He knows this job is a dead end, but he just can't bring himself to quit. It's not easy to find a new one.
他知道这份工作没前途，但就是不敢辞职，新工作不好找。
仿写练习，试试下边的句子用英语怎么说，左滑查看参考答案：
我不忍心告诉他这个坏消息。
I couldn't bear to tell him the bad news.
I don't have the heart to break this bad news to him.
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