21-11-15 在英文中，人们用punchbag（沙袋）比喻发泄怒气的对象，而中文里也有类似的表达。 出气筒，指无充分的理由或恰当的原因而被人当做发泄怒火的工具。出气，字面意思是排放空气（air-out），引申含义为发泄气愤（give vent to ones anger）。常见表达为把某人当成出气筒（...

13-01-17 There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it gradually dwindled do...

12-12-10 When someone disagrees with you or offends you, don't lose your temper. Why? Because it is of no use to do so. You ought to (should) be patient and keep calm lest（唯恐，以免） you should quarrel with him. You must know that patience is not cowardic...

09-12-12 Brits last an average of eight minutes and 22 seconds before they lose their temper, according to new research. 一项最新调查显示，英国人在发脾气前的忍耐时间平均为8分22秒。 It found that the Internet has increased people's service demands and is erod...