I tried to talk myself out of a fight and got beaten to a pulp instead by three other boys.
我试图说服自己不要打架,结果却被另外3个男孩子打得遍体鳞伤。
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But if my opponent wants to play dirty and talk about my personal life, I have no choice but to fight fire with fire and talk about some personal things we've found out about him.