I thought there might be some mix-up but they said they were here to explain the law to me and how I had broken it.

我以为可能出了什么差子，但他们给我解释法律以及我如何触犯了法律。

youdao

It's difficult to be absolutely certain about some of the other stones, because after the execution of Charles I, Cromwell had the crown jewels broken up and sold.

一些其他宝石的渊源已难以考证——因为在查理一世被处决之后，克伦威尔曾将王室珠宝销毁并变卖。

youdao

There was a vague understanding that had to be tactfully broken off before I was free.

有过一种含糊的默契，这必须先委婉地解除，然后我才可以自由。

youdao

Because I felt it had to be broken down. I felt it would be broken.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

"Because I felt it had to be broken down. I felt it would be broken.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16