当你惹别人生气了怎么办？
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="late">late</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Eleanor">Eleanor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasted">wasted</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p>迟到了。我跟老婆埃莉诺约好7点在饭店见面来着，现在已经7点半了。我的理由还算充分：因为跟某个客户有约，所以只能先忙完再马不停蹄赶来一起吃晚饭。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p>赶到饭店后，我急忙跟老婆道歉：我不是故意要迟到的。</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>: "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="late">late</span>." <span word="Uh">Uh</span> <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mad">mad</span>.</p><p>她回道：“你什么时候故意迟到过？”呃，看来老婆生气了。</p><p>"<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="retorted">retorted</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="soothe">soothe</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p>“对不起，”我说，“但事情真的推不开。”接下来就是我要跟客户见面如何如何……可是，我越解释越是火上浇油，最后连我自己也气得不行。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span>.</p><p>自然，那顿晚饭也吃得不开心。</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>, <span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Hardy">Hardy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span>.</p><p>几个星期后，我把这件事告诉了朋友肯-哈迪。肯是家庭治疗方面的专家。听完我的诉说，他笑了。</p>
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