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如何避免吵架？

Don't give her the silent treatment

别跟她冷战

The best technique to get what you want and exert mental pressure on somebody is to give them the silent treatment.

得到你想要的并且对某人施加心理压力的最好方法就是跟他们冷战。

If you think that the silent treatment will always help you achieve a desirable result, then you're mistaken.

不过，如果你认为沉默总能帮你达到想要的结果，那你就大错特错了。

Sure, your mom will refuse to interact with you as well. By all means, you should take immediate action to stop this cold war.

当然，你妈妈也会同样拒绝跟你交流。不管用什么方法，你都应该立即采取行动，制止这场冷战。

【知识点讲解】

refuse to 拒绝

例句：

I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.

我一贯大声说出自己的想法，不会迫于压力而一言不发。

I refuse to act that way when my kids fight.

我的孩子们打起架来时，我不会那样做。

Those who refuse to repent, he said, will be punished.

那些拒不悔改的人，他说，将会受到惩罚。

take actions 采取行动，

例句：

Those groups can take actions and mobilize their populations.

这些组织具有活动能力,可以动员群体人员.

However, we have to take actions right here and right now.

但时不待我, 此时此刻,需要立即采取切实的行动.

Do you take actions without thinking about the consequences?

你采取行动不考虑后果?

interact with 与…相互作用，与…相互影响； 与…相互配合；

例句：

After initiation, the youths started to interact with the older members.

入会仪式后，这些小伙子与老成员开始互动。

Atoms within the fluid interact with the minerals that form the grains.

液体中的原子与形成颗粒的矿物质相互作用。

Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.

教师和每个孩子沟通的时间有限。

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