But in this next passage, which is Numbers 11, Moses is the one who is impatient with the Israelites' constant complaints and lack of faith, and he's ready to throw in the towel.

但在下一篇《民数记》11中，摩西成为了那个对犹太人不停的抱怨，缺乏信仰,没有耐心的人，他准备认输。

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I'm about to throw in the towel.

我想我要投降了。

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And whew! She's flying off the roof with anger, chasing him around the house trying to whip him with a wet towel, so on and so forth: a very dramatic scene again of powerlessness within the family, of being the victim of violence within the family.

噢！在房子里，祖母气急败坏地用湿毛巾追着打他，一会窜这儿，一会窜那儿：,这是理查在家里无能为力，再次成为家庭暴力受害者的又一典型案例。

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