The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.

他性格中唯一的缺点似乎就是脾气急躁。

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He never married but had lots of friends, many in high places, and could be good company, though with a stormy temper.

他从未结婚，却有很多身居高位的朋友。脾气很坏却容易相处。

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A woman cries and a man loses his temper; that seems to be the pervasive theme in many conflicts.

一个女人哭了起来，男人就没了脾气；在许多的冲突中，这好像是一个普遍的现象。

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But the fact that Peter was a czar and was rather scary in his temperament, because he had a rather bad temper, too, meant that he could be alarming.

而彼得大帝是沙皇,加上发起怒来十分可怕,因为他暴躁易怒,人们畏惧他

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He never married but had lots of friends, many in high places, and could be good company, though with a stormy temper.

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