拒付债务 repudiate debts
A：He was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison.
他被逮捕，并且被判坐三年牢。
B：That's because he repudiated his debts, right?
那是因为他拒付债务，是吗？
repudiate /r??pju?die?t/ v. 拒绝偿付（债务）；拒不履行（义务）；拒绝承认
arrest /??rest/ v./n. 逮捕；拘留
sentence /?sent?ns/ v./n. 判决；宣判
■ be sentenced to… 表示“被判决……”。例如：He was sentenced to death.（他被判处死刑。）