Only the churlish keep score overtly, of course, but even generous people get uneasy when one party in a relationship takes and takes and takes without giving anything in return.

当然，虽然只有那些无礼的人们才会去公然做记录，可即便是慷慨大方之人当在关系中的一方出现索取、索取而不做出任何回的时候，也一样会感到不舒服。

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Picture an encounter between two people who both intend to create a harmonious relationship, but one perceives the other's solicitous, polite--even generous--behavior as imposing.

想象两个都打算创造和谐的关系人相遇，但其中一人感觉对方的挂念、礼貌、慷慨是一种强加行为。

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One self-deprecating comment is a generous and even confident form of humor.

一个自嘲的评论是一种慷慨甚至自信的幽默形式。

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It all feels rather pragmatic, even generous.

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And to be generous with you staff when times are good and even more generous when times are bad.

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Small businesses are even less generous: Just 45% of companies with three to nine workers offer health benefits.

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