Ali pulling his punches的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="punches">punches</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>.</p><p><span word="Doctors">Doctors</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> “<span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>” <span word="when">when</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dreary">dreary</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>-<span word="ridden">ridden</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="punches">punches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="soften">soften</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>.</p><p><span word="Bosses">Bosses</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="minced">minced</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="bluntly">bluntly</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="now">now</span>”, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Taiwanese">Taiwanese</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positives">positives</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cushion">cushion</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subordinate">subordinate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="met">met</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="glowingly">glowingly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="wished">wished</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parted">parted</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>.</p>
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