When we do the opposite of what our emotions urge, we can start to decrease that emotion.

而当我们反着自己的情绪冲动来行动时就会开始减弱那种情绪。

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Currently we do the opposite: when we make kids do boring work, like arithmetic drills, instead of admitting frankly that it's boring, we try to disguise it with superficial decorations.

当前我们做相反一面：当我们让小家伙们做单调的工作比如算术练习，而不是真诚的承认那些是令人厌烦的，而我们却试图用肤浅的装饰品去伪装！

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Our level of attraction to the opposite sex has more to do with our inner confidence than how we look.

我们对异性的吸引程度更多地与我们内心的自信有关，而不是外貌。

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They do the opposite when we look at things in the distance.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

"We need to think before we make statements in public that might be misunderstood to be encouraging the opposite of what we are trying to do to build our new nation."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

For a number of behavioral considerations we often do the opposite.

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We want to do the exact opposite of MTV.

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The first is that we specifically do not look for analysis whose results might support our story, but the exact opposite: we look for analysis whose results are most likely to refute our story and thereby create conflict.

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