语境：说话尖刻难听，但心肠好。
She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
to have a sharp tongue表示often criticizes and speaks in a severe way，牙尖嘴利，喜欢批评人，说话尖刻严厉，形容词形式是sharp-tongued。
She seems harsh but she means well.
harsh /hɑːʃ/ 形容词，表示cruel, severe and unkind，严厉的，冷酷无情的。
mean作动词，在这里表示to have something as a purpose or intention，抱有某种目的意图，mean well表示出发点、意图是好的，没恶意的。
She might seem harsh, but she's actually really soft-hearted.
soft-hearted /ˌsɒft ˈhɑːtɪd/ 表示easily affected by feelings of pity or sympathy for other people，心肠软的，有同情心的。
Don't be afraid of your grandpa, he's all bark and no bite.
俚语，bark /bɑːk/ 动词或名词，“犬吠”，bite /baɪt/ 动词或名词，“咬”，俚语的字面意思是狗老是冲人叫，但不咬人。
这个俚语形容人总说一些很强硬或者带有威胁的话，但却没有实际行动，光说不做，光打雷不下雨。
它也可以形容人often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath，说话尖刻，但其实内心很温柔。
She might come off as mean, but deep down, she's really caring.
come off as表示to give a particular impression，给人某种印象；mean作形容词，表示cruel or not kind，冷酷的，刻薄的；
deep down表示人的内心深处，人的本性；caring /ˈkeərɪŋ/ 形容词，表示thinking about what other people need or want and trying to help them，关心人的，热心的。
根据首字母补充单词，选中文本可查看答案。
She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
She seems harsh but she means well.
She might seem harsh, but she's actually really soft-hearted.
Don't be afraid of your grandpa, he's all bark and no bite.
She might come off as mean, but deep down, she's really caring.
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