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Is your cursing and cussing out of control? Stop the profanity with this behavior modification plan.

You Will NeedIntrospection
Word substitutes
Visualization

Step 1: Realize why you're cursing     明白为什么咒骂

Realize why you’re swearing: it’s often just a lazy way of expressing rage or frustration. Learn other anger management coping skills and you may not be so tempted to curse so much.

Step 2: Hear how unattractive it is      感受这些没有魅力的词语
Pay attention the next time someone else lets a few choice words rip. Is that really how you want to sound to others?

Step 3: Learn some new words         学习一些新的词语表达
Scan a thesaurus for satisfying stand-ins for your favorite swear words. A good vocabulary allows you to be as cutting and colorful as you want to — without the foul language.

Try using silly substitutes, like “fudge” and “fiddle-dee-dee.” You’ll feel so stupid, you’ll probably swear off swearing.

Step 4: Imagine an audience       把自己作为一个观众
The next time you’re on the verge of a four-letter tirade, ask yourself if you’d use this language around a young child, an elderly person, or a clergy member. That should stop the swearing.

Step 5: Go ahead     继续向前
Go ahead and drop the F-bomb — if you’re in pain. A group of researchers concluded that cursing intensifies our fight-or-flight response, making us better able to withstand pain by minimizing our perception of it. Guess that explains all the swearing in hospital delivery rooms!

Often, people who speak more than one language report that they always curse in their native tongue.
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rip

  n.1.裂口, 裂缝
     He had seen the rip in the book.
     他看到了书里的裂缝。
    2.（织物、纸张等）撕开的大口子
    3.[美国俚语]偷窃；偷窃的财物；脏物
    4.浪子，生活放荡的人；酒色之徒

verge

 n.1.边, 边缘, 界线
    She was on the verge of bursting into tears.
    她快要哭出来了。
   2.（路边的）小草地，绿地
 vi.
   1.极接近；濒于

cursing

 n.
   1.诅咒,逐出教会