That's why Vice President Joe Biden went there today to try to smooth things over.

这也是美国副总统乔·拜登今天前往土耳其试图缓和事态的原因。

You're here to smooth things over for your friend.

你是来为你朋友说好话的。

Ask her to smooth things over for me with Peter.

请她帮我吹吹彼得的枕边风。

Okay, I got to smooth things over with the DOJ.

我得去司法部那边协调一下。

She's always been what people call 'the joy of the household'—always cheerful, no matter what went wrong, and always ready to smooth things over with some bright, witty saying.

她一直是人们所说的“家庭的欢乐” ——无论出现什么问题， 她总是很开朗， 并且总是准备好用一些聪明机智的话语来平息事情。