Likewise, patience is developed in circumstances in which we're forced to wait and are tempted to be angry or have a short fuse.

同样地，忍耐也是要在等候、忿怒和急躁中学习的。

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I have a very short fuse and become irritable extremely easily – but my husband really doesn’t like it when I snap at him (big surprise).

我是个暴脾气，而且很容易激动——而我丈夫其实很反感我对着他又吼又叫（吃惊吧？）

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They have previously shown that the genes we inherit help determine whether we have a cool head or a short fuse.

他们以前曾证实遗传基因可以决定我们是否有一个清醒的头脑或者火爆的脾气。

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