It's tempting when you are in a bad mood or when you don't want to be hurt to be passive aggressive, to not say what you mean, to make veiled hints in order to test the other person and so on.

当你情绪很糟糕的时候或者当你不想被冷战伤到的时候，不说任何理由，只是间接的暗示以测试对方就是试探。

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In this example, those two terms mean a sad or gloomy mood.

在这个例子中，这两个术语都表示悲伤低落的情绪。

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Enjoying a tranquility of mind doesn't mean living in a quiet place. Instead, we should keep a peaceful mood in the inordinate environment.

自我安定可不是找个安定的所在，而恰恰是在紊乱的环境中保持安定的心境。

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On the other hand, a Netanyahu victory would probably mean a different mood in Israel -- tougher rhetoric and more difficult external relations with Arab countries, Europe and the Obama Administration.

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