Before the accident, he was hard-working and good-natured, but he became ill-tempered and generally disliked.

在受伤之前，他是一个工作勤奋，性格敦厚的人，但受伤之后，他变得暴躁，喜怒无常。

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We of this generation is tempered in the struggle and hard in the test, and learned in life never get disheartened.

我们这一代人也是在斗争中和艰苦考验中锻炼出来的，并且学会了在生活中从不灰心丧气。

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It is hard to get on with a bad-tempered person.

同脾气不好的人很难相处。

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To avoid waste and to encourage hard work grants could perhaps be tempered by a requirement to produce results.

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