当我告诉他们晚餐不能再吃蛋黄酱时，他们抱怨说：“你总是说不。”

"You're always saying No," they complain as I tell them they can't have yet more mayonnaise on their dinner.

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晚饭时当我告诉他们不能再吃蛋黄酱的时侯，他们抱怨说“你总是说不。”

"You're always saying No," they complain, as I tell them they can't have yet more mayonnaise on their dinner.

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试想如果你的朋友说你总是很自私，有多少人可以认真的听而不辩解，不发火或者干脆什么都不信？

Imagine if your close friend said you are always inconsiderate and selfish. How many of us can listen to this without getting defensive, firing back in anger, or immediately discounting it?

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That may actually work that way, but our theory says no, you always want more.

也许实际上会那样,但是我们的理论说,不,不会,你总是希望得到的更多

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It's always a slightly uncomfortable moment, you might say.

那总是稍微令人感到不太自在的时刻，你可能会说。

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