By saying very little in public , they defused what threatened to become a juvenile spat .
在公共场合他们尽少说话,以减少可能产生的幼稚口角。
The findings related to this marital spat , announced this week , were published online by thejournal of experimental social psychology .
本周这个与夫妻口角有关的研究是通过《经验社会心理期刊》网络发布的。
When asked about our current satisfaction with life , we may focus on the first things that come to mind - a recent spat with a spouse or maybe a compliment from the boss at work .
当问起我们现在对生活是否满足,我们首先会注意到这些夫妻之间的口角或者工作中来自老板的称赞。
Nevertheless , it is unclear how a transatlantic row can be avoided along the lines of the spat in 2001 , when a planned merger between general electric and honeywell caused a stink .
Roderich kiesewetter , a cdu parliamentarian , admits the need for confidentiality ( news that a sale had been turned down could cause a diplomatic spat ) , but thinks the government could do a better job of informing the bundestag .