The researchers offer two hypotheses for this rise in grumpiness.

研究人员就这种暴躁情绪的产生给出了两种假设。

When we ended our call, I felt relieved, my grumpiness validated. It's not me; it's the pandemic.

跟他聊完后，我松了口气，觉得我的躁动不安有理有据：问题不在我，而是疫情。

The divergence may reflect people's grumpiness with inflation.

这种差异可能反映了人们对通胀的不满。

Visitors to Germany's capital may mistake the Berliner Schnauze (literally " snout" ), an earthy form of local wit, for grumpiness. But there is no misreading the mood in Germany today.

来到德国首都的游客可能会将Berliner Schnauze（字面意思是“鼻子”）误认为是脾气暴躁的人，Berliner Schnauze是当地风趣的一种朴实形式。但今天德国的情绪并没有被误读。

Given that there are at least 43,678 species of the critters, though, it is not too surprising that a few have overcome their natural grumpiness and teamed up to form societies.

不过考虑到这种生物至少有43678种，有那么几种能克服天生乖戾的性情结群而居也就不足为奇了。