小紫带你轻松学美剧 第1期

 　　《绝望主妇》原句：

　　So let me get this straight. He chopped² down one of our pine trees?

　　单词词组讲解

　　Get sth straight: to make a situation clear; to make sure that you or sb else understands the situation

　　明确某事；把某事弄清楚

　　场景1：你老婆失踪了，警察来问你。

　　Let's get this straight. You really had no idea where your wife was.

　　我们把这个明确一下，你当时真的不知道你老婆在哪儿？

　　Chop¹ down: to make sth, such as a tree, fall by cutting it at the base with a sharp tool

　　砍伐，伐倒（如树木）

　　Pine: 松木

　　总结下这句话的翻译：让我直截了当地说。他砍掉了我一颗松树（圣诞树）？

1 chop   

n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向

参考例句：

• He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
• She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。

2 chopped   

[医]剁碎的

参考例句：

• He chopped some wood for the fire. 他劈了些柴烧火。
• Finish by sprinkling some chopped almonds over the cake. 最后在蛋糕上撒些剁碎的杏仁。 来自《简明英汉词典》