留美老师带你每日说英文 第959期:吵架之后要怎么做

 It's important to make amends¹ after an argument, no matter how small or big. Being stubborn and fighting with one another is what causes you to become distant, which could lead to a breakup.

不管是大吵或小吵，重点是吵架后一定要修补关系。吵架又固执不让步是造成你们关系变得疏远的主因，还可能会导致分手。

学习重点：

1.make amends 赔罪

make amends (phr.) 赔罪

make up (phr.) 和好

apologize (v.) 道歉

2.argument 吵架

argument (n.) 吵架

argue (v.) 吵架

3.stubborn 倔强的，顽固的

stubborn (adj.) 倔强的，顽固的

determined² (adj.) 坚定的

4.distant 疏远的

distant (adj.) 疏远的

standoffish (adj.) 冷淡的；不亲切的

1 amends   

n. 赔偿

参考例句：

• He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花，为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
• This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。