If the center of your flower is a circle, but your petals are pointy, you are probably hiding a warm heart behind a prickly defensiveness.

如果花心是圆形的，但是花瓣确是尖的，那你可能是把一颗温暖的心隐藏在多刺的防御后面。

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Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness.

爱因斯坦带着一丝防御记录了下来。

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"I am curious to know whether you will take kindly to this new solution," Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness.

“我很想知道，你是否能冷静地面对这一新的解决方案。”爱因斯坦写道，言辞中带着一丝防备。

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Engagement behaviors indicate interest, receptivity, or agreement while disengagement behaviors signal boredom, anger, or defensiveness.

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So foreign criticism, which in some countries might arouse defensiveness, is in fact welcomed.

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