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When Mary now comes home tired and exhausted their conversations are quite different. They sound like this:
Mary says, "There is so much to do. I have no time for me."
Tom takes a deep breath, relaxes on the exhale, and says, "Humph, sounds like you had a hard day."
Mary says, "They expect me to change everything at a moment's notice.I don't know what to do."
Tom pauses and then says, " "H|mmm."
Mary says, "I even forgot to call my aunt."
Tom says with a slightly wrinkled brow, "Oh, no."
Mary says, "She needs me so much now. I feel so bad."
Tom says, "You are such a loving person. Come here, let me give you a hug."

现在，玛莉精疲力尽地回来后，他们的对话有了显著不同：
玛莉说："太多工作了，我没有一点私人时间。"
汤姆深深吸进一口气，缓缓呼出，说："你今天好像很累。"
玛莉说："他们期待我在短时间内改变一切事，我不知道怎么办。"
汤姆稍停后说："嗯。"
玛莉说："我竟然忘了找电话给我姑妈。"
汤姆轻轻皱眉说："哦，不太应该。"
玛莉说："她现在很需要我，我觉得很难过。"
汤姆说："你很有爱心，来，来这儿，让我抱抱你。"

Tom gives Mary a hug and she relaxes in his arms with a sigh of relief. She then says, "I love talking with you. You make me really happy. And they finish the hug, she says: ”Thanks for listening. I feel much better."

汤姆抱着玛莉，玛莉在他怀里松懈的大叹一声。然后说："我喜欢和你说话，你让我真正感到高兴，谢谢你当听众，我现在好多了。"

Not only Mary but also Tom felt better. He was amazed at how much happier his wife was when he finally learned to listen.

汤姆也感到愉快，他很惊讶自己学习倾听后，太太就变得比较高兴。

Not everything is wrong with Mr. Fix-It or the home-improvement committee. These are very positive Martian and Venusian attributes. The mistakes are only in timing and approach.

并不是说“修理先生”和“改善家庭委员会”所做的每一件事都是错的。火星人和金星人都有许多正面特性，以上所讲的错误只是发生在时间及方法上而已。

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