【绝望的主妇】“她把你给告了？”

【句子】Are we required to press charges? 【Desperate Housewives S02E01】 【发音】/ɑː(r)/ /wiː/ /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)d/ /tʊ/ /pres/ /tʃɑːdʒɪz/ /tʃɑːrdʒɪz/ 【发音技巧】required to失去爆破；【翻译】我们必须要提起诉讼吗？【适用场合】今天我们这段台词中，学习一个表达，叫做press charges。press charges或者bring charge或者file charges都可以用来表示：“提起诉讼”；to officially accuse someone of a crime后面还可以跟上介词against。press charges against sb./sth. “对某个人/某个组织提起诉讼”；eg: In the end we decided not to press charges.最终我们决定不提起诉讼。eg: -- Is it true that Greg pressed charges against you?-- Yes, but his claim is completely false! I’ve never done anything to him.-- 听说Greg把你告了，是真的吗？-- 是真的，但是他的控告完全不属实，我啥都没对他做过。eg: I really hope our neighbors don't press charges against us—I never would have cut down that tree if I had known it was on their property!我真的希望我们的邻居不会把我们告上法庭。要是我早知道那棵树在他们的地盘上，我怎么也不会把它给砍了。eg: They agreed not to press charges against me if I agreed to pay for the damages.他们达成一致，如果我同意赔偿损失的话，他们不会对我提起诉讼。他们同意，如果我赔偿损失的话，他们不会对我提起诉讼。eg: He was caught shoplifting, but the store owner didn't press charges.他在商店行窃的时候被抓住了，但是那个店主没有起诉他。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】那家人最终决定起诉这家公司。