Many students may use "no pains, no gains" to mean "no pains, no gains", and many English teachers may also teach it this way. But in fact, no pains, no gains is the right word, and it has become a fixed phrase. On the contrary, the phrase "no pains, no gains" often seen in China rarely appears in the English-speaking world.

According to Wikipedia, another way to write no pains, no gains is no pains, which became popular after 1982. At that time, American actress jane fonda filmed a series of aerobic fitness videos. In the video, she uses "no pains, no gains" and "feeling burning" to encourage people to keep exercising, even if they feel muscle pain. Later, the mantra of "no pains, no gains" gradually spread in fitness and other fields. However, some medical experts pointed out that the fitness concept conveyed by this sentence is incorrect, because continuing to exercise in the case of muscle soreness is likely to cause damage to the body.

So, is NoPains NoGains wrong? Strictly speaking, it can't be wrong, but no one uses it now. In fact, the earliest form of no pains, no gains is no pains. As early as 1650, the English poet robert herrick said in his poem Hesperides:

No pains, no gains.

If we work very little, we get very little:

Man's fate depends on his pain.

Benjamin Franklin, the father of the United States, also said this in his article:

As poor Richard said, hard work needs no desire, and those who live by hope will starve to death. no pains no gains ...

However, at present, the mainstream usage in English is no pains, no gains and Google Ngram Viewer. The comparative results show that the usage of no pains, no gains is far more than that of the other party, and the mainstream usage should be used in formal occasions such as writing in English examination room.

For expressions that make people feel ambiguous, such as no pains, no gains, we can also determine the answer through search engines. The first thing is Google. If Google can't use it, you can also use the international version of bing search. The address is:

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Baidu search "no pains, no gains", we will see that this sentence is still widely used on the Internet in China:

But if you change the search engine, the result will be different. What bing search International searches out is the result of English Internet, which is more useful for judging English usage. For example, searching for "no pains, no gains" will point to the mainstream usage, that is, no pains, no gains, and will not be misleading.