There is no point finishing a book you aren't enjoying. Life is too short for that. Swallow your pride and put it down for good, unfinished.

不喜欢这本书何必坚持读完，放下你的虚荣将它丢到一边，人生太过短暂。

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He and another school official who entered the classroom are reported by US media to have warned the suspect that there would be no shooting in his class - at which point the gunman put down his weapon and police officers arrested him.

BBC: Californian teacher talks student out of school shooting