息事宁人

xī shì níng rén de huí dá

息事宁人的回答

an emollient reply

wèi le xī shì níng rén wǒ men hái shì jiē shòu tā de jiàn yì hǎo

为了息事宁人我们还是接受他的建议好。

We had better fall in his suggestion for the sake of peace.

xiàn zài jí biàn tā xiǎng xī shì níng rén yě wéi shí tài wǎn le

现在即便他想息事宁人，也为时太晚了。

Now it was too late to smooth things over, even if he wanted to.

wǒ men kǒng pà tā men dǎo luàn wèi le xī shì níng rén biàn fàng tā men jìn qù le

我们恐怕他们捣乱，为了息事宁人，便放他们进去了。

We were afraid they'd disturb the audience with the racket they were making, so we let them in, just to keep them quiet.

tā men nìng yuàn xī shì níng rén yě bù yuàn rě shì shēng fēi

他们宁愿息事宁人也不愿惹是生非。

They would rather make concessions to avoid trouble than stir up trouble.