【摩登家庭】“我试图和平分手，但是他没能坦然接受。”

【句子】I tried to let her down easy, but, uh...she didn't take it too well.   【ModernFamilyS3E19】【发音】/aɪ/ /traɪd/ /tʊ/ /let/ /hɜː(r)/ /daʊn/ /ˈiː.zi/ /bʌt/ /ʌ/ /ʃiː/ /ˈdɪd.ənt/ /teɪk/ /ɪt/ /tuː/ /wel/【发音技巧】tried to失去爆破；let her击穿+连读+闪音；didn't take it失去爆破+连读；【翻译】我试图和平分手，但是，呃，他没能坦然接受。【适用场合】今天我们来学习这样一个短语的用法，叫let sb. down easy；大家可能都认识let sb. down这样的一个表达，叫做“让某个人失望”；但是这个短语后面加上了easy，完全就不一样了。可以理解成：to deliver bad news to one in the kindest or least upsetting way possible“以尽可能友善或最少令人不快的方式传递坏消息或拒绝对方”，比如说今天视频里就是Jay想要跟女友分手，但又不想太刺激对方的情绪。 eg: When you tell Ed that somebody already asked you to the dance, please let him down easy.当你告诉艾德已经另外有人约你去跳舞的时候，请尽量委婉地拒绝他。 eg: The teacher knew that Paul would have to repeat the course and that there was no way to let him down easy.老师知道保罗不得不重修这门课，但又实在没有办法能委婉地告诉他这个坏消息。 eg: She didn't want to hurt his feelings, so she tried to let him down easy when rejecting his proposal.她不想伤害他的感情，所以她在拒绝他的求婚的时候，尽量温和委婉。 eg: If you have to cancel plans with a friend, at least let them down easy instead of making excuses.如果你不得不取消和朋友的计划，至少要委婉地告知，而不是找借口。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】他知道这个消息会让他的父母亲失望，所以他尽力用温和的方式告知他们。