Make a compromise 折中
<p><span word="Sarah">Sarah</span>向原来的同事<span word="Amanda">Amanda</span>诉苦，说刚换了新工作，就赶上三个人过生日，都要凑份子，感觉心理很不平衡。<span word="Amanda">Amanda</span> 劝她说，</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="impressions">impressions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scrooge">Scrooge</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>: <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="S">S</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Scrooge">Scrooge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stingy">stingy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="refusing">refusing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>.</p><p><span word="Amanda">Amanda</span>建议<span word="Sarah">Sarah</span>硬着头皮凑份子，<span word="Bite">Bite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span>意思是硬着头皮接受自己不愿意做的事情。她说，第一印象很重要，不能为了这点钱给别人留下&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;守财奴的印象。<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scrooge">Scrooge</span>. <span word="Scrooge">Scrooge</span>意思是讨厌的守财奴。<span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> 说自己不是不肯出钱，<span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="pool">pool</span>指的是大家凑的钱，可如果出钱，一星期的预算就会超出很多。</p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p>&<span word="nbsp">nbsp</span>;</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="Offer">Offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="brownies">brownies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>.</p>
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