Mend One's Ways Without Delay

But I do believe that if we can talk to one another openly and honestly, then perhaps old rifts will start to mend and new partnerships will begin to emerge.

但我确信，如果我们彼此能开诚布公地交谈，那么旧有的裂缝会开始弥合，新的伙伴关系会开始出现。

One day the boys' mother asked a priest to talk to her sons and put the fear of God in them so that they would mend their ways.

一天，男孩的母亲请牧师和她的儿子们谈谈，让他们对上帝感到敬畏，以便他们能改善他们的行为。

"It is very true," said Edmund. "But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did." And he looked very thoughtful.

“这是十分确实的，”爱德蒙说，“但即使是奸细也可以改过。我就认识一个改邪归正的奸细。”他显得深思熟虑。