He soon developed a reputation as a stubborn, ornery kid who never backed down.

很快就成了一个倔强、坏脾气、从不退缩的孩子。

Our second baby, he's a little bit more ornery.

我们的第二个孩子， 有点脾气暴躁。

Take a new word that you have that's difficult, ornery, all right?

举一个你有的新词，它很难，很烦人，好吗？

He would not stay to be driven across the line like an ornery yellow hound.

不会像一只脾气暴躁的黄色猎犬一样留下来被赶过线。

Well, you can be more ornery when your groin hurts, which seemed to be a problem for him.

好吧，当你的腹股沟疼痛时，你会变得更加暴躁，这对来说似乎是一个问题。

Write it down, then write down a... draw a picture that reminds you of that, like horn for ornery, right?

写下来，然后写下一个… … 画一幅让你想起那件事的图画， 就像用喇叭示坏脾气，对吧？

But a recent study shows that a single spritz of oxytocin--a hormone known to promote social bonding--renders even the most ornery alpha a total pussycat.

但最近的一项研，喷一点催产素--一种已知的促进社会关系的激素--就能让最暴躁的狮子变成一只温顺的小猫咪。

But a recent study shows that a single spritz of oxytocin… a hormone known to promote social bonding… renders even the most ornery alpha a total pussycat.

但最近一份研显示，单喷一次催产素——已知可促进社交联系的激素——会让脾气最坏的动物首领彻底变成温顺小猫咪。

A few weeks later, this prediction was tested. It was midnight. Because we didn't have a phone, the midwife called Grandma-down-the-hill, who walked up the hill, tired and ornery, and barked that it was time for Mother to go " play doctor" .

几周后，这个预言应验了。那是午夜时分。因为我们没有电话，助产士打给了山下奶奶。奶奶爬上山来到我家，又累又气，大喊着让母亲去" 扮医生" 。