今天要学的词组是：mend fences。Mend fences，修补离笆。对，没错。但是我们要讲的意思是：和谁修补关系。巴基斯坦总统访问阿富汗，报纸的标题说：Pakistan leader seeks to mend fences with Kabul--巴基斯坦领导人设法改善和喀布尔的关系。参选的候选人经常会互相指责，但事后为了合作又得改善关系-- If they are to cooperate, they'll have to mend fences。一个妻子出于误会地把丈夫大骂一顿，第二天她说：In order to mend fences I baked a cake for him--为了弥补关系我给他烤了个蛋糕。 所以，说话要小心，免得事后得去弥补关系--Think twice before you speak so that you don't have to mend fences later。今天学的词组是mend fences, mend fences...
