就像上面的例子里,my cousin told my aunt that he was sorry and sent her flowers. It's damage control. 我表哥又道歉又送花,试图把损害降到最低。
下面的例子里,我们来听听看这个叫Drake的人怎么搞砸了他的晋升:
例句-1:There were some doubts about whether Drake would be an effective Union president. Then, he made a racial remark in a speech at an assembly. At first, he ignored critics. Later, he tried to make a joke of it before deciding to offer a public apology. In the end, his attempts at damage control weren't successful. He lost out on the promotion.
例句-2:My wife knew she was wrong. She should never have told our daughter's soccer coach that he'd made a lot of bad calls at the game. Fortunately, she wasted no time explaining how she'd been inappropriate, followed by offering him an invitation to dinner at our house. Thanks to my wife's damage control, the coach isn't upset anymore.