Mr. Seymour tried in vain to make his wife change her mind. She offered a variety of excuses.

西摩先生徒劳地想让他的妻子改变主意，她提出种种的借口。

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We'd make little excuses - "I ran out of toilet paper," I'd say when Bruno opened his door. A day would pass.

我们会制造各种借口，比如说布鲁诺打开他的门时，我会说“我厕纸用光了。”

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This man has to make excuses to their friends and neighbors about where his husband is and why he’s been gone so long.

这个男人需要向他的朋友们邻居们解释，他的丈夫在哪里，为什么他这么久都不回来。

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Tournament director Kym Hougham didn't hide his disappointment, nor did he make any excuses.

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Or worse, if he begins to make excuses for being late, even as his tardiness becomes habitual, your trust continues to erode until you take steps to protect yourself from his late arrivals.

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