但我更能同意的答案是，通过编造谎言为使我们陷入困境的人开脱罪责，我们就失去了从危机中学习的机会。

But the larger answer, I'd argue, is that by making up stories about our current predicament that absolve the people who put us here there, we cut off any chance to learn from the crisis.

youdao

就是通过找一些理由为自己开脱，以减轻痛苦，缓解紧张，使内心获得平衡的办法。

Is to find some reason to excuse yourself, to alleviate pain, relieve tension, to gain the inner balance way.

youdao

唯一可以为他们开脱的就是：在家里社会各种的条条框框使他们行为失常，所以一旦脱离了限制，他们就下定决心充分享受自由。

The only thing to be said in their defense is that, released from the social restraints which would make them act very differently at home, they are bent on making the most of this freedom.

youdao