You don't sound like a foreigner talking English.听你讲英语，不像是外国人。Her family disowned her for marrying a foreigner.她的家人因她嫁给了外国人而与她断绝关系。The fact that I was a foreigner was a big disadvantage.我是外国人这事实对我十分不利。...
他提议委员会应同这种行为撇清关系。He proposed that the Council should disassociate itself from such behaviour.他未能干净利落地同那起攻击事件撇清关系。He has failed to dissociate himself clearly and unambiguously from the attack.将油脂撇去。Skim off the fat....