【绝望的主妇】“他们终止了婚约。”

【句子】When I told him I was pregnant, he broke it off.   【Desperate Housewives S2E8】【发音】/wen/ /aɪ/ /təʊld/ /hɪm/ /aɪ/ /wɒz/ /wɑːz/ /ˈpreg.nənt/ /hi:/ /brəʊk/ /ɪt/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/【发音技巧】When I连读；told him击穿；broke it off两处连读+闪音；【翻译】当我告诉他我怀孕了，他就跟我分手了。【适用场合】我们今天一起来学习一下关键句中的break sth. off这样的表达；break sth. off可以指“折断；断开”eg: He broke off a piece of chocolate.他掰了一块巧克力。 这个短语也可以指，to end a relationship，（绝交，终止某种关系）； eg: They've broken off their engagement.他们终止了婚约。 eg: The governments have broken off diplomatic relations.这些政府断绝了外交关系。 eg: He broke off with his business partner.他和他的商业合作伙伴分道扬镳了。 eg: The two West African states broke off relations two years ago. 这两个西非的国家两年前断交了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】He doesn't seem to have the courage to break it off with her.