Cut off the corners of the square to form a diamond.

【form】切下正方形的四角变成菱形。

She tried to cut off the corner of the zigzag, stumbling over the great clods of earth, large and hard as rocks, which lay between the eternal olives.

她试图切断之字形的一角，在永恒橄榄之间的大土块上绊倒，大块坚硬的岩石像岩石一样。

" If we bear too much to the right, the worst that can happen is wasting a little time by striking the great River too soon and not cutting off the corner."

“要是咱们走得太往右边，充其量不过是浪费一点时间；因为那样我们就会过早地靠近河边，没有走最近的对角线。”