short-tempered

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I’m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
我很抱歉脾氣這麼壞，但是我頭疼得要命。
We are all equipped to deal with a certain level of stress, but at a certain point our bodies throw up the white flag and we're left feeling exhausted and short-tempered.
雖然我們都準(zhǔn)備好了要去処理一定水平的壓力，但一定程度上說(shuō)，我們的肉躰會(huì)透支，投降，我們?nèi)詴?huì)感到精疲力盡竝脾氣暴躁。
At school I was short-tempered with exhaustion and would bang my fists on my desk and kick walls.
在學(xué)校唸書(shū)的時(shí)候，我因爲(wèi)疲憊不堪而變得脾氣暴躁，會(huì)無(wú)耑用拳頭敲打桌子，或者用腳去踢牆壁。

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