① Make compromises
妥协
Marriage involves being tolerant and making compromises.
婚姻涉及到容忍和妥协。
We made a lot of compromises for each other.
我们为彼此做了很多妥协。
② Come to an agreement
达成一致
We need to come to an agreement or else we'll both suffer.
我们需要达成一致，否则我们两个会两败俱伤。
They finally came to an agreement about who can use the car on weekends.
他们终于就谁可以在周末用车达成了一致。
③ Come to terms
达成一致
My boss and I came to terms about my raise at the last meeting.
在最后一次会议上我和老板就加薪达成了一致。
We came to terms about what to do with the dog. We're gonna give him to my mom.
我们对于如何处理狗狗达成了一致。我们会把它送给我妈妈。
④ Meet in the middle
妥协，各退一步
How about we meet in the middle.
我们各退一步吧。
You have to meet me in the middle here if you want this deal to go through.
如果你想让这个交易顺利进行，你就得跟我各退一步。
They just couldn't meet us in the middle so the deal fell through.
他们就是不肯妥协，所以交易失败了。
⑤ Find some middle ground
妥协
Let's find some middle ground first and then we can talk from there.
咱们先找到我们都能接受的中间立场，然后在从那里开始谈。
You two need to find some middle ground for your relationship to work.
为了你们的恋爱关系能继续下去，你们需要找到你们都能接受的中间立场。 |