On the way home from school she takes a short cut through a barley field where she is startled by a neighbor, Mr.Harvey.

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

But it means to cut short, to cut short and therefore get in a little bit earlier.

意思是突然停止,突然停止,然后提前一点进入

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选