Being always ready to suffer the taste of bitter knowledge is a smart attitude.

时刻准备着去品尝知识的苦味才是聪明的态度。

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Drink it and I'll give you a lump of sugar to take the bitter taste from your mouth.

你把它喝了，我就给你一块糖，让你把嘴里的苦味去掉。

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Our mouths and tongues have taste buds, which are receptors for the five basic flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, or what is more commonly referred to as savory.

我们的嘴巴和舌头上都有味蕾。味蕾是五种基本味道的感受器：甜、咸、酸、苦和鲜味，也就是通常所说的咸味。

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The shade is the result of tannin released from fynbos roots, the bitter taste of which helps to defend the plant against hungry animals.

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But the other is a slashing, cutting knife as sharp to the taste as myrrh, as bitter as the aloe.

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The hard exchange of words between the two left a bitter taste, despite Uribe's offer to consider changing the fumigation method from aerial to manual so as to minimize the contamination.

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