If this is not the help you need - voice it out, without getting defensive.

如果这不是你所需要的帮助，大声说出来，不用有所戒备。

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Clearly and crisply state your complaint and its impact without getting defensive or aggressive.

明白清楚地说明你的抱怨及其影响，但不要采取辩驳或挑衅的方式。

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Meanwhile, if you get a call from a parent who is angry about your child's bullying, listen without getting defensive.

同时，如果接到了一位对你的孩子仗势欺人的行为感到愤怒的家长的电话，你应该倾听，而不是一心想自卫。

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I've certainly written code that has this problem, I've tried to use my own code that has this problem, and good to us, right, good hygiene, I'm going to use that word again here, of getting into the habit of writing defensive code up front, it's part of that collection of things that you ought to do is a great thing to do.

我举手了吧？,我当然写过犯这种错误的程序了,我也尝试过应用含有这种错误的代码，不错，好的卫生，我还是要用这个词,对我们有帮助，养成写防卫性,代码的好习惯，是你应该做的,一系列事情之一,也是我们日后要做的主要的事情。

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You can stand up for yourself without getting defensive or angry.

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So if these are the good guys, why are they getting so defensive?

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