If she can't curb this trait and you don't want the friendship to end, limit how long you let her go on about herself; then give yourself equal air time.

如果她不能抑制这种性格，而你不也想终结这种友谊，就限制她谈论自己的时间；然后，给自己同样长的时间发表意见。

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Putting her arms around the child, she said: "Heidi, I want to know if you also have a wish?"

她抱着海蒂说：“海蒂，我想知道你是否也有一个愿望想实现？”

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She was warned to keep her distance from Charles if she didn't want to get hurt.

有人告诫她说，如果不想受到伤害，就与查尔斯离得远一点。

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If you want people to see you as warm and friendly, she says,just smile.

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So if you have a boss you might want to and he or she is going to ask you why you chose the action you did.

所以如果你为别人打工,你的老板问你为什么做出这样的选择

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If a woman says no,the in-laws can take her children and prevent her from inheriting anything, even if the only reason she does not want to marry her brother-in-law is to keep from infecting him with HIV.

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It changes the equation, however, if she thinks she might want to buy a big-ticket item like a house in the not-too-distant future.

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So she's certainly trying to get some of the things that Democrats want if she is going to open up some oil and gas drilling.

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MacDougall also advised her to get an updated haircut, if she didn't want to dye her hair, and a fashionable suit.

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