你不能结交的朋友-不守信用者(7)

You Can't Make Friends with this man

 

你不能结交的朋友

 

The Promise Breaker

 

不守信用者

 

You're tired of constantly being disappointed bythis friend, so if you want to keep this person around, lower your expectations.

 

Also, call your friend on this behavior.

 

Clneb her in by asking, "Did you know this is the fourth time in two months you had to cancel lunch at the last minute?"

 

However, if this trait¹ puts you in too many compromising situations, makes you feel frustrated² or disappointed in yourself for being treated like this, it may be time to abandon ship.

 

1 trait   

n.显著特点，特性

参考例句：

• Creativity is a human trait.创造力是人类的一种特性。
• Repose of manner is an estimable trait in a horse.神情镇定是一匹马可贵的特质。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》