If your wife is trying to describe a hurt that you are responsible for, don't dismiss it.

如果你的太太试图向你描绘一件你伤害她的事情，不要反驳。

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Affleck also didn't do himself any favors by trying to dismiss the criticism with a glib remark that essentially said that it really doesn't matter that the actor playing Mendez isn't Latino since Mendez himself isn't, shall we say, overtly Latino.

CNN: Latino should have played lead in 'Argo'