"The strident criticism, I think,is not effective, usually does not work.You know, when you shout at your wife in an argument it usually does not get her to agree with you.

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I hope you know what I mean; a brokerage service is a place where stockbrokers work and a stockbroker is somebody that manages your buying and selling of shares.

但愿你们听得懂,经纪服务业务就是股票经纪人从事的工作,股票经纪人,管理着股票的买入和卖出

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and just, you know, work hard and study, do your homework, eat well too, I'm sure that helps

所以，我的建议是，努力学习，认真完成作业，
同时也好好吃饭，这真的很重要哦。

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