And then some of them will try to soften and try to say, "Come on, we wanna live our own lives.

然后一些人会试图缓和态度,试着说，“我们的生活要继续。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

I think that as organizations grow, a lot of the issues and structure that's put in place is put there because a comfort level breaks down and people communicating freely in a way that they can when they're friends.

随着企业规模的扩大，会产生许多问题,需要某种组织结构,因为那种缓和的关系被打破,人们可以自由交谈,就像好友一般。

斯坦福公开课 - 扎克伯格谈Facebook创业过程课程节选

Religion had to bring a softening effect upon against the violent and bestial character of the early Romans. But for us today, Machiavelli writes, religion has to serve the opposite purpose.

宗教必须带来一种缓和效应，用以针对,早期罗马人的野蛮残忍的性格,但是对于今天的我们来说，马基雅维利写道，宗教不得不为相反的目的服务。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It's certainly getting warmer.

印美之间的关系已经缓和很多了。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选