ahoj,
be at pains to do sth = usilovat o neco.
I'm at pains to do good things.
-Snazim se delat dobre veci.
ale co kdyz chci rici, snazim se aby on delal dobre veci.
mohu pridat predmet mezi pains a to, jak je to u nekterrych vazeb obvykle?
-I'm at pains his to do good things.
-ikdyz to se mi ted zda jako pekna hovadina. jak by se to dalo napsat jinak?
-I'm at pains to make him do good things.
-co myslite, tohle by slo?
-Snazim se ho nutit delat dobre veci.