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No one is right all of the time. Get over your pride and admit you’re wrong.
You Will NeedAcknowledgement
Understanding
Honesty
Apology
Eye contact
Step 1: Relax 放松
Relax and stay calm when you acknowledge that you are wrong.
Step 2: Avoid excuses 道歉時不要找借口
When you apologize, avoid making excuses. A simple “I’m sorry” is appreciated more than an “I’m sorry, but I was really busy.”
Maintain eye contact while you’re apologize.
Step 3: Admit your mistake 敢于承認自己的錯誤
Be honest and admit your mistake. State what you’re apologizing for.
Step 4: Understand 理解
Try not to wallow in feelings of guilt. Understand that everyone makes mistakes. No one is right all of the time.
Step 5: Learn 得到到教訓
Learn from your mistakes. You’re a better person for it.
President Ronald Reagan signed a bill in 1988 apologizing for the internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps in the United States during World War II.
[重點講解]
Maintain
vt.1.保持;保存;維持;持續(xù);使繼續(xù)
The two countries have maintained friendly relations for many years.
兩國多年來一直保持著友好的關(guān)系。
Food is necessary to maintain life.
食物是維持生命所必需的。
2. 堅持; 主張; 堅守
She maintains that the accusation is groundless.
她堅持該指控是毫無根據(jù)的。
wallow in
v.1.沉溺于