【句子】If Leonard and Norma want to cut ties with us, who are we to stop them?   【Desperate Housewives S2E7】

【发音】/ɪf/ /ˈlenə(r)d/ /ənd/ /ˈnɔː(r)mə/ /wɒnt/ /wɑːnt/ /tʊ/ /kʌt/ /taɪz/ /wɪð/ /ʌs/ /huː/ /ɑː(r)/ /wi:/ /tʊ/ /stɒp/ /stɑːp/ /ðəm/

【发音技巧】Leonard and Norma连读+不完全爆破；want to失去爆破；cut ties失去爆破；with us连读；stop them不完全爆破；

【翻译】如果莱纳德和诺玛要和我们断绝关系，我们凭什么能挽回呢？

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下cut ties with sb.的用法。

cut ties with sb. 可以理解成“和某个人断绝关系、来往”；

不一定是恋爱的关系，也有可能是朋友之类的关系；

to end or discontinue a relationship—romantic or otherwise—with someone or some group；

eg: Mary cut all ties with her family when she moved to New York City.

玛丽搬到纽约住了以后，就和她家人断绝来往了。

eg: You were cheating on her for months. I'm not surprised she cut ties with you!

你出轨欺骗了她好几个月，她跟你断绝来往，我一点儿都不吃惊。

eg: Why did you cut ties with everyone?

你为什么和每个人都断绝来往了？

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