Melanie did not even apologize for her crossness but went back to her sewing with small violence.

媚兰并没有因为说话太冲而向她赔不是，只安安静静地继续做起针线来。

In spite of her stern appearance and frequent crossness, she was very kind to people who needed her help.

尽管她看上去很严厉，而且常常满脸怒容，但她对需要帮助的人非常热心。

But when it comes to cooking, just the mention of a possible "cheat" makes some people start frothing with crossness.

但是说到做饭，光是一提到走捷径，有些人就要发脾气了。

These are difficulties which you must settle for yourself. Chuse your own degree of crossness. I shall press you no more.

这些难题由你自己解决。你自己选择上火的程度吧。我不再勉强你了。