How can you make up an excuse?

你怎么能编造借口呢？

These students do not want to get in trouble or seem irresponsible, so they make up an excuse—a lie—to save face.

这些学生不想惹麻烦或显得不负责任，所以他们编造了一个借口——一个谎言——来挽回面子。

Every time he played truant, Tom would make up an excuse.

汤姆每次逃学都编个借口。

Is it kinder to make up an excuse and end the evening early?

还是友好地找一个借口早早结束？

Maybe you're right. I really can't make up an excuse which sounds unconvincing enough.

也许你说的对，我还真不能编造一个听上去不能让人信服的理由。

Chandler and Monica, tired of sneaking around, each make up an excuse to leave town and then go away for a weekend together.

钱德和莫妮卡厌倦了偷偷摸摸，于是找借口出外旅行，共度周末。

Because I was still pretending to be normal I'd just smile politely and make some excuse, going so far as wearing an engagement ring to school and making up a boyfriend named Bob.

鉴于我一直假装“正常”，我就只好报之以礼貌的微笑和编造的借口，甚至会戴一个订婚戒指去上学并且谎称我有个叫鲍勃的男朋友。

Make up some excuse about checking an online auction or losing your phone, and then evaluate her reaction.

编出一些如查看网上拍卖或者你手机丢了的理由，然后再评估她的表现，很快就可露出端倪。

You may feel the urge to get up and make an excuse to do something else. That’s normal.

这很正常，冲破这个阻力（译者：可以在不去做其它事情的基础上休息几分钟的），这种感觉就慢慢消失了。

It's just a little more awkward having to get up. to avoid an embarrassing getaway "gotcha," be sure to follow through on your excuse - that is, get the drink, help the hostess, make a call.

为了不让你在“胜利大逃亡”中被尴尬地逮住，就一定要“说到做到”，即：去拿饮料、帮女主人、打电话。