Josie found it hard to keep her temper.

乔西觉得很难按捺住她的脾气。

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Being spoiled by her I could not keep my temper and always yelled at her at that moment. However there was not a tinge of anger on my father's face.

而我，却不能控制自己的情绪，总是对母亲大声嚷嚷，也许她从小太宠我了，我又看看父亲的脸色，平平常常，只是低眉顺眼地说道：“吃不下去，就放在那里，但你不能对母亲疾言厉色。”

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There are situations in which it's highly advisable for a person to control his/her temper and keep his/her mouth shut.

有些情况下，一个人控制住自己的脾气并保持沉默是明智的。

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