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- What’s going on between you and Gary? Did you guys have a fight or something?

你和盖瑞之间发生什么事情了？你们吵架还是怎么了？

- I can’t stand him any more. He has such a short fuse(急性子，火爆脾气) that even a little piece of friendly advice sets him off （让他大发雷霆）.

我再也不能忍受他了。他的脾气太暴躁了，一点小小的友善建议都能让他暴跳如雷。

- So what did you tell him?

那你跟他说了什么了？

- I told him that if he could be more patient and try not to lose his temper so easily, he would be more popular.

如果他能够不那么容易生气，他会更受欢迎。

- No wonder he threw a fit (发脾气). His popularity is really a sore spot（痛处）.

难怪他要发脾气呢。他不受欢迎就是他的痛处啊。

- Well, I guess I’ll just keep my mouth shut. That’ll teach me to give advice.

哦，我想我应该把我的嘴闭上。这样会让我知道，怎么给出建议。

- Not unless you want to die!

千万别啊！

Let’s go over some phrases now. 让我们一起来回顾一下有用的短语吧！

I can’t stand him any longer. 我再也忍受不了他了。

What’s going on between you and Gary? 你和盖瑞怎么了？

He has such a short fuse that even a little piece of friendly advice sets him off. 他的脾气太暴躁了，一点小小的友善的建议都能够让他暴跳如雷。

If he could…try not to lose his temper so easily, he would be more popular. 如果他能够不这么容易生气，他会更受欢迎。

No wonder he threw a fit. 难怪他会大发雷霆。

His popularity is really a sore spot. 他的不受欢迎就是他的痛处啊。