It was a day of tense and often ill-tempered debate.

那天的辩论激烈紧张，且常常恶语相向。

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The album lacks a personality of its own, making it pleasant but often boring background music for tempered holiday parties or shopping at the upscale mall.

整个专辑缺少了一点自己的个性，使得它只能成为一些节日派对活着购物商店里用来调节气氛的无聊的背景音乐。

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A fairly senior woman I know often has bad-tempered outbursts but always says a large and generous sorry afterwards.

我认识一个非常高层的女士，她经常发脾气，但之后总是说一大堆”对不起“。

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But those who visited space often returned with tempered nationalism.

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The American, whose last tournament was the Australian Masters in November, has often been bad-tempered on the course.

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