【摩登家庭】“澄清误会。”

【句子】Now did you guys get everything straightened out? 【Modern Family-S2E13】
【发音】[naʊ] [dɪd] [ju:] [gaɪz] [get] [ˈev.ri.θɪŋ] ['streɪtnd] [aʊt]
【发音技巧】did you音的同化；get everything连读+美音浊化；straightened out不完全失去爆破+连读；
【翻译】你们现在把误会都解释清了吗？
【适用场合】
英语当中straighten 这个单词可以当做是从straight变化过来的
straight
adj. 直的；
straighten
v. 把……变直；掰直；

举例，类似的变法，新概念第一册学过
sharp adj. 尖锐的；锋利的；
sharpen v. 把……弄锋利；

straighten out怎么理解呢？
1. 把……弄直；
to make or become straight
eg: His teeth look a little crooked now, but they may straighten out as he gets older.
他的牙现在看起来有点不整齐，但是也许等他长大了，就会变整齐了。

2. 澄清误会；理顺混乱的情况；解决矛盾；
to resolve, clarify, or organize some confusion, disorder, or misunderstanding.

eg: I need to straighten things out between me and Sandy.
我得把我和Sandy之前的误会解释清楚。

eg: Please straighten out those files before you go.
请在你走之前把那些文件都整理好。

3. to improve one's or someone else's behavior, attitude
改善某个人的行为/态度；改造某一个人；

eg: The boss decided to have a meeting with Sam, trying to straighten him out.
老板想和Sam聊聊，试图改变他。

eg: Every teenager goes through a rebellious phase—I'm sure he'll straighten out when he goes to college.
每个青少年都会经历叛逆期，我想等他去上大学了，肯定就会不那么叛逆了。

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There was confusion among the athletes about the order of the races, so the coach came and straightened it out.