单词解析

quarrel

争吵；口角

quarrel with sb about/over sth

和某人争吵关于某事

I quarrelled with my wife about money.

我和我妻子为了钱吵了起来。

patch up

平息（争吵）；修补（关系）

She has gone holiday with her husband to try to patch up their marriage.

她跟她丈夫度假去了，以补救他们的婚姻。

经典对话

A: You look so upset. What's wrong with you?

你看起来很沮丧，怎么啦？

B: I quarreled with my wife yesterday, so she has run away from home for about an hour. I immediately regretted. I really want to make peace and patch up our quarrel. I didn't figure out how to do it.

昨天我和妻子吵架了，所以她已经离家出走大约十个小时了。我立刻就后悔了，我真的想言归于好，结束我们之间的争吵。我不知道该怎么办。

A: Listen to me. Firstly of all, you should keep looking for her until you find her.

听我说，你应该一直找，直到找到她。

B: But I don't know where she is. I didn't find her in our house and her mother's house.

我不知道她在哪里，我在家里和她妈妈家里都没有找到她。

A: You might go to her friend's house.

你可以去她朋友家找她。

B: I'll give a try.

我会试一试。

A: Secondly. You should think carefully about what is the key point of contention. And whose fault is it?

其次，你还需要考虑清楚你们的争论的焦点是什么，到底是谁的错？

contention表示“争论”

A: I understand. I don't know if she can give me another chance.

我明白了，我不知道她是否还能再给我一次机会。

B: Don't think too much. The most important thing for you is to find her first. I will help you.

别想太多，对你来说最重要的还是先找到她，我会帮你的。