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

　　在適當?shù)臅r候說幾句體貼話效果迥然不同。

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

　　他沒跟我說話——一個字也沒說。

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

　　她叫我滾開——或說了類似的話。

　　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?

　　這個詞是什么時候普遍使用起來的？