Greetings: Even on bad days, we greet our pets with a happy, animated hello, and usually a pat on the head or a hug.

打招呼：就算在心情不好的时候，我们跟宠物打招呼也是充满活力的，快乐的，并且常常拍拍他们的脑袋或者抱他们一下。

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I'm afraid that bad weather will Pat. the kibosh on our holiday plan.

我怕糟糕的天气会毁了我们的度假计划。

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I'm afraid that bad weather will pat the kibosh on our holiday plan.

我怕糟糕的天气会毁了我们的度假计划。

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Illinois was known as a high-tax state for years, and Governor Pat Quinn made a bad situation worse last year when he hiked the personal income tax to 5 percent and the corporate income tax to 7 percent.

FORBES: It's Not Just The Feds, The States Face Their Own Fiscal Cliffs, Too

The pat answer if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is isn't bad advice, but isn't always enough.

FORBES: What Works?

The pat answer-if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is-isn't bad advice, but isn't always enough.

FORBES: What works?