当我们需要在很短的时间内把事情讲给别人听时,可以用 to make a long story short 来告诉对方,就是“长话短说”,把最关键的几点告诉你,其他细节就省略不提了。我们可以把 make 换成 cut,to cut a long story short 的意思也是一样的。 例句: To make a long story short, Peter and Julia got married and moved to Edinburgh. 长话短说,Peter 和 Julia 结婚了,然后搬到爱丁堡去了。 So much went wrong on the day, to make a long story short, we missed our flight. 那天诸事不顺,总之长话短说,我们最后没能赶上那班飞机。 Charlie worked in the record company for 20 years - to cut a long story short, during that time he became the most powerful figure in the industry. Charlie在唱片公司做了20年,长话短说,在这期间他成了业界最有影响力的人物。
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