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How to deal with ill-wishers?

如何應對幸災樂禍的人呢？

Try to win them over.

努力把敵人爭取過來。

Sometimes ill-wishers are your close people and you can’t ignore them.

有時候，幸災樂禍的人就是跟你很親密的人，你不能忽視他們。

If so, it is better to enlist the help of these people, rather than fight them. Try to do it as soon as possible.

如果是這樣，最好就是謀取這些人的幫助，而不是同他們斗爭。盡快去爭取他們。

Tell them that it is very important to you, and you need their help.

告訴他們這對你很重要，你需要他們的幫助。

Tell them that you understand their concerns, but you really need a positive attitude and support.

告訴他們你了解他們的擔憂，但是你真的需要積極的態度和支持。

If they are your close people who care about you, they will become your best allies.

如果他們是和你關系親密、關心你的人，他們會變成你最好的盟友。

【知識點講解】

rather than （要）…而不…，與其…倒不如…； instead of sb/sth 而不是；

例句：

Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.

比賽形勢決定了他們要打防守戰而不是進攻戰。

The effect is soft and pretty rather than drop-dead sexy.

給人的印象是柔和俏麗而不是吸人眼球的性感。

Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.

會議的確開得有板有眼，但談不上激動人心。

care about 關心； 在乎； 擔憂； 關懷

例句：

You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.

你什么都不關心，除了你自己和你那張嬌貴的臉。

They look too wasted to care about much.

他們看上去疲憊不堪，以至于顧不上太多。

Joe Sixpack doesn't care about that.

普通工人不在意那事。

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