Should not be unrealistic to ask someone to do something he has done, and felt condemned and can not stand …

不现实地要求某人不应当去做他已经做过的事，以及感受到谴责与不能忍受…

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Ask yourself "What do I need to do with this" every time you pick up something from your email list, and either do it, schedule it for later, defer it to someone else, or file it.

每次处理你的邮件时，问自己“我怎么处理这个东西”，要么做，要么放到日程上，要么转给别人做，要么存档。

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Last week, my 5 year old daughter said to someone, “My mommy always says, ‘in a minute’ when I ask her to do something”.

上周，我五岁的女儿对别人说：“当我要求我妈妈做什么事时，我妈妈总是说，等一分钟”。

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You might ask your brother, "Is it okay if I borrow your car? Or if someone asks you to do something, you might say,Okay,I will. Still,language experts do not agree about where the word came from.

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If someone seems to be abrasive or even combative, relay your concerns to them and ask if there is something you can do to help.

FORBES: Communicate directly with your colleagues.