He cut loose from the dull, familiar ways he knew. His leaving was more than disrespectful. It was a betrayal.
他与自己所熟知的乏味的生活一刀两断,他的离去不单是不敬,更是叛逆。
The finance minister, George Papaconstantinou, has promised that the state statistics office will be modernised and cut loose from political supervision by March.