Tom&Jerry📺貓和老鼠
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Well, Miss Forester, we'll cut to the chase. As I'm sure you know, we have a very high-profile event happening here this weekend.
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Forester小姐,我们就开门见山吧,正如我确信你已经知道,我们这个周末将在这里举办一场备受瞩目的活动。
cut to the chase 直奔主题.不再拐弯抹角。

as I'm sure you know 正如我确信你已经知道
拓展例句:
- As you can see, the situation is quite complicated. 正如你所见,情况相当复杂。
- As we discussed earlier, the deadline is next Friday. 正如我们之前讨论的,截止日期是下周五。
high-profile /ˌhaɪ ˈproʊfaɪl/ 广受关注的,高调的

happening here this weekend 是一个现在分词短语,作 event 的补充说明,表示“正在发生的”或“即将发生的”。
现在分词作后置定语:
- I saw a man running in the park.(我看到一个人在公园里跑步。)
- running 修饰 man,描述这个人的动作。
- They found a book lying on the table.(他们发现了一本书躺在桌子上。)
- lying 修饰 book,描述书的状态。