她的问题在于开不起玩笑。

The trouble with her is she can't take a joke.

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如果你问“你是怎么到这里来的？”这样的问题，它便会引出“我开我那辆破旧车来的”或“我乘坐公共汽车来的，车后面那群疯子讲一些无聊的笑话而哈哈大笑”。

If you ask the question "How did you get here?", it can bring in "I have this old, broken-down vehicle" or "I rode the bus with these crazy people who were laughing at silly jokes in the back."

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诚实地说明这个问题，并要求邻居把音乐声音调低，或不要开派对开到凌晨三点。

Explain the problem in an honest way, and ask the neighbor to turn down the music, or not to hold parties until 3 a.m.

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The thing is I have to work at the same time as the party.

问题是，开派对那会儿，我还得工作。

The thing is 实战 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

If you decide to opt in by a pass fail, I just need to sign your white study card or if you wanna decide before the 5th Monday, just grab the pink slip and I can sign that and you can turn that in at any point and I'm happy to chat during break today or after class if you have any questions or concerns.

如果你上我们的课程只是要一个分数，那么我只需要在你的白卡片上签个名就可以了,或者说，如果在第五周的周一前还没考虑好，把你的解聘书拿来，只要我签个字,任何时候你都开以离开我的教室,当然，如果你有任何问题和疑虑,我也很高心和大家做课下交流。

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The other threat is eonomic, and all the economic issues are tied in my judgement, to the same core problem which is the long-term fiscal challenge that this country faces.

另一个威胁是经济方面的，我认为所有的经济问题,都和一个核心的问题分不开,就是我们国家面临的,长期财政挑战。

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