摘要："Forgive and forget"作为英语中极具表现力的惯用短语，由并列连词and连接两个祈使动词forgive（原谅）与forget（遗忘），形成"宽恕过往，不再介怀、放下恩怨、冰释前嫌、宽恕并忘记过去的错误或伤害等"的固定语义。在语法结构上，该短语既

"Forgive and forget"作为英语中极具表现力的惯用短语，由并列连词and连接两个祈使动词forgive（原谅）与forget（遗忘），形成"宽恕过往，不再介怀、放下恩怨、冰释前嫌、宽恕并忘记过去的错误或伤害等"的固定语义。在语法结构上，该短语既可用作祈使句（Forgive and forget!），也可嵌入复合句充当谓语成分，体现其灵活的句法适应性。例：

In our family, we always try to forgive and forget for the sake of harmony.

在我们家，为了和睦，我们总是尽量既往不咎。

It's time we forgave and forgot their mistakes.

是时候该冰释前嫌了。

They forgave and forgot the incident long ago.

他们早已放下了那件事。

After the argument, they decided to forgive and forget, and their friendship was stronger than ever.

争吵之后，他们决定原谅并忘记，他们的友谊比以前更加坚固了。

Can we forgive and forget, or will this argument ruin our friendship?

我们能既往不咎，还是这场争论会毁掉我们的友谊？

After a heartfelt conversation, we chose to forgive and forget, embracing a new beginning.

经过一次推心置腹的交谈，我们选择既往不咎，拥抱新的开始。

In the spirit of unity, let's forgive and forget past differences and move forward together.

本着团结的精神，让我们摒弃过去的分歧，共同前进。

If he truly loves you, he'll forgive and forget.

如果他真的爱你，他会不念旧恶的。

She urged her daughter to forgive and forget, insisting that family bonds were more important than past grievances.

她力劝女儿既往不咎，强调亲情比过往恩怨更为重要。

Can the community forgive and forget the mayor's scandal, or will it impact his re-election?

市民们会原谅并淡忘市长的丑闻，还是这会影响他的连任？

We should forgive and forget the past misunderstandings.

我们应该原谅并忘记过去的误解。

She knew she had to forgive and forget if their relationship was to survive.

她知道如果他们的关系要继续下去，她必须既往不咎。

It's not easy to forgive and forget, but holding onto anger only hurts you.

宽恕和遗忘并不容易，但抓住愤怒不放只会伤害你自己。

He was not the sort of man to forgive and forget.

他不是那种不记仇的人。

Would they forgive and forget – or show him the door?

他们会原谅并忘记他的过失——还是会将他赶出门去？

（他们会既往不咎吗——还是会对他下逐客令呢？）

My advice is that it's best to forgive and forget.

我的意见是最好还是不记前嫌。

Don't hold grudges against people who have hurt you; you should forgive and forget.

不要怨恨那些伤害过你的人，你应该不念旧恶。

Despite the bitter divorce, they agreed to forgive and forget for the sake of their children.

尽管离婚过程充满矛盾，为了孩子，他们还是决定放下恩怨。

You should learn to forgive and forget in order to have an easier life.

为了让生活更加轻松，你要学会既往不咎。

If we are to mend this breach, we must learn to forgive and forget, Elizabeth.

若想修复裂痕，我们必须学会放下成见。《傲慢与偏见》

Red's voiceover at the end："Hope lets us forgive and forget the darkest days, and embrace the future.

瑞德的结尾旁白：希望让我们释怀至暗时光，拥抱未来。《肖申克的救赎》

Dude, it's time to forgive and forget. Rachel loves you.

兄弟，是时候放下过去了，瑞秋爱你。《老友记》：

来源：翅膀英语一点号