比如告诉你的朋友关于另一个朋友的尴尬事情，目的是想显示出你比较好，而其他人没你好。

Put-down humor, such as telling friends an embarrassing story about another friend, is a socially acceptable way to deploy aggression and make others look bad so you look good.

详细列出需要送礼的对象名单，这将缓减购物恐慌并且避免发生又忘了给爱人的姐妹买礼物的尴尬事情。

Make a detailed list of the people you need to buy gifts for--this will ease your panic and help you avoid the embarrassment of realising you completely forgot about your sister-in-law again.