A few kind words at the right time make all the difference.

　　在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候說(shuō)幾句體貼話效果迥然不同。

　　He didn't speak to me ─ not one word.

　　他沒(méi)跟我說(shuō)話——一個(gè)字也沒(méi)說(shuō)。

　　She told me to get out ─ or words to that effect.

　　她叫我滾開(kāi)——或說(shuō)了類似的.話。

　　We need to cut the article down to 1 000 words.

　　我們得把這篇文章壓縮到1000字。

　　When did this word come into common use?

　　這個(gè)詞是什么時(shí)候普遍使用起來(lái)的？