释义：

break the news to 向某人传达新闻

紧急新闻叫做 break news,就像大部分的紧急消息都不是什么好消息一样，break the news to somebody 主要表示“将不好的消息传达给某人”。

例句：

I just accidentally broke the news of her infidelity to her husband.
我刚刚不小心把她的绯闻告诉了她丈夫。
I imagine that you were pissed off when she broke the news.
在听到她的消息之后，我猜你非常生气。
Let's go break the news.
我们去传达消息吧。

对话：

A: Jack's mother just died in the hospital.
杰克的母亲刚刚在医院过世了。
B: How can we break the news to him?
我们该怎么跟他说？