这句话重点词是work out,其意思是“ resulting in a certain outcome导致某种结果”。Have been working out...是现在完成进行时,Haven't been working out...是现在完成进行时的否定形式。因此,Haven't really been working out so well.表示“关系”一直不太好。really是副词,起到强调谓语动词的作用。Things是主语,指两人之间发生的事情。between是介词,是两者之间的意思,因此,between us就是“我们之间”。
为了更好地理解Things haven't really been working out so well between us.这句话,咱们做两个动词替换练习吧:
1.用动词result替换work out。
Things did not result so well between us.
我们之间的关系结果不太好。
2.用动词happen替换work out
Things did not happen so well between us.
我们之间的关系变得不太好。
例句可以帮助解释,但是原句更好。