他们的收入来自销售牛奶、水果、果酱和其他易腐品的收入,但他们必须付钱给约翰,否则他们幸福的生活方式就会突然结束。

Their income came from the revenues obtained by selling milk, fruit, jelly and other perishable goods, but they had to pay John, or their happy lifestyle would come to an abrupt end.

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Their income came from the revenues obtained by selling milk, fruit, jelly and other perishable goods, but they had to pay John, or their happy lifestyle would come to an abrupt end.

abrupt 是形容词,由前缀 ab-(表示"离开")和词根 rupt(来自拉丁语 rumpere,意为"打破")组成,字面意思是"突然断裂的"。在这里形容"突然的、意外的"结束。

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