She had been careful to sweeten the deal with a rather generous cash payment.是什么意思？

She had been careful to sweeten the deal with a rather generous cash payment.

她一直甚为审慎，想要通过支付大量现金促成这笔交易。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

careful

adj. 仔细的，小心的，周到的，慎，心细；

例句
He really must be careful about thinking aloud. Who knew what he might say?
他的确该注意自己说话不经思索的问题。谁知道他会说些什么？

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

sweeten

vt. 使甜，把…弄香，使温和，使愉快，使悦耳；vi. 变甜；

例句
The Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey.
澳大利亚人把香蕉炸了，然后再淋上蜂蜜吃。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

deal

vt. [牌戏]分，分配，经营，施予；n. （一笔）交易，许多，待遇，发

例句
The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis...
政府正采取紧急措施解决住房危机。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

rather

adv. 稍微，有点，相当，颇，宁愿，相反地；int. 当然啦，怎么不；

例句
These wines may taste rather hard and somewhat acid.
这些酒可能喝着比较冲并且有股酸味。

generous

adj. 慷慨的，大方的，丰盛的，肥沃的，浓厚的；

例句
The generous amount of garlic adds flavour...
蒜多了能提味。

cash

n. 现金，支付金额；vt. 支付现款，兑现；adj. 现金的；

例句
High achievers will receive cash bonuses...
业绩出众的人会获得现金奖励。

payment

n. 付款，支付，报酬，报答，偿还，惩罚，报应；

例句
These returns will not be enough to meet the payment of annual bonuses to policyholders.
这些收益不够支付投保人每年分得的红利。