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How to deal with horrible people
如何跟煩人的人打交道
The Sloppy Roommate
邋遢的室友
Finding a good roommate can be a crapshoot. Sometimes, you just end up with a slob and haveto learn to live with it. But, before you get all huffy, try to solve things amicably.
找一個好室友是一件需要碰運氣的事。有時候你最終要與一個懶惰又邋遢的人共處,而且你不得不學著與其相處。在你發怒之前,試著友好地解決問題。
There are a lot of things you can do to make the situation better (and become a betterroommate yourself).
為了使處境變得更好,有很多事你都可以去做,(而且你自己要先成為一個更好的室友)。
Don’t nag.
不要抱怨。
Talk about what needs to be done.
把需要做的事情講出來。
Use a shared to-do list.
一起做一張任務清單。
Of course, if it gets really bad, then you can think about evicting them.
當然如果一切變得很糟,那你可以考慮把他們趕出去。
【知識點講解】
end up with 結束于; 以 ... 告終
例句:
Their experiments came to nothing in the end.
他們的實驗以失敗告終。
If you do that,you'll end up with egg on your face.
你要是做那件事,必將以恥辱告終。
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