Acknowledge a mistake after it is committed.

犯了错误，首先承认错误。

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Marriage offers daily opportunities to fail, but spouses will likely respond more favorably when you acknowledge a mistake and then repair it.

婚姻中每天都会犯错，如果你能承认错误并改进，你的配偶会做出更积极的反应。

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And now we have a real-life example with the Pepsi Refresh Contest making a mistake by not following its own rules, but moving swiftly to acknowledge it, fix it, and move on.

现在我们有个Pepsi Refresh Contest犯错没有按照自己制定的规则办事的真实例子，但是迅速采取行动承认错误，修复它，继续前行。

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But then, rather than acknowledge a mistake and his honorable correction for that mistake, Madoff lied about it.

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They rather not acknowledge that a mistake has occurred, reasoning somehow that this will exempt them from blame.

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So blatant was the lack of consultation over all of these actions that even the assembly's chairman, Luis Miquilena, was moved to acknowledge that the appointment of the committee was probably a mistake (though, he swiftly added, one that could not be rectified).

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