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Nag, nag nagging

嘮叨，各種嘮叨

Yes, he always forgets to take the rubbish and it really gets your goat, but nagging him isn't going to make things any better.

他總是忘記帶走垃圾，這的確很煩人，但是嘮叨不是上策。

Men tune out the sound of women's voices when they start to irritate them so it becomes a vicious cycle – you ask him to do something, he zones out, you get frustrated and ask him again and again and infinitum causing a build up of resentment and anger on both sides.

男人被激怒的時候，會對女人的婆婆媽媽置若罔聞，這樣，惡性循環就開始了——你要求他做什么，他不聽，你生氣并反復說，結果呢，雙方都滿腹怨氣，甚至開始仇視對方。

Instead of demanding he do things in a nagging tone,try a more positive approach. Give him a cuddle, smile, look him in the eye and ask if he'd mind taking the rubbish out later.

用聰明的辦法代替煩人的嘮叨。開口前擁抱一下、給個笑臉或用期待地眼光注視他，然后再問他是否可以順便把垃圾帶走。

You're much more likely to get what you want with a warm approach and he won't resent you for asking.

這種以柔克剛的方法更有利于你達到目的，而他也會樂意效勞。

【知識點津】

nag 嘮叨

tune out 不理，對…無反應

irritate 激怒

vicious cycle 惡心循環

infinitum 無限地

cuddle 擁抱

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