I'm not condoning the use of a phone as a weapon, of course, but long-distance relationships can be tough enough to make even the calmest person edgy, much less a hard-rocking gladiator with a temper.

我不是在暗示电话可以作为一种武器，而是在表明，异地恋的艰难程度足以能够使一个最为平静的人不安，更不用说一个有着躁动脾气的格斗士了。

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Losing your temper also can make you feel less powerful and in control.

发脾气也会令你处于劣势。

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After a month, people in all three groups had settled down, losing their temper less often and causing less damage when they did.

一个月后，所有的三组患者都安静了下来，不再以前那样频繁地发脾气，并且发狂时造成的损害也相对较少了。

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Without the GOP votes to help stage a filibuster, Senators from carbon-intensive states would have less ability to temper coastal liberals who answer to the green elites.

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Granted, later, when I became more independent and my parents were less involved, my temper flared.

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The only time I ever saw Chris lose his temper was when we were sharing a double room our last year, and some less enlightened brothers decided to make a bunch of noise late at night during finals week.

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