如果你们的对话感觉像是硬要把钢琴推到山顶这么艰难，那么也许是时候进行新的话题，或者就稍微停一停，暂时什么都别说了。

Let it go. If the conversation feels like dragging a piano uphill then it may be time to move on or let silence take over.

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这些也许是让你产生激情的好建议，但是它们同时也需要时间（更别说还需要一些技术了），这些技术，我们中的大多数的是不具备的。

These are fine suggestions to beat a passion plateau. But they take t-i-m-e (not to mention acrobatic skills), which some of us don't exactly have.

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别说“也许你能不长那么多疙瘩”，说“如果你的脸更光滑一些，对我来说就太棒了”会好一些。

Not: “Maybe you could become a less lumpy person?” Better: “I suggest you get face smoothener … it did wonders for me!”

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