今日短語
當(dāng)我們需要在很短的時間內(nèi)把事情講給別人聽時,可以用 to make a long story short 來告訴對方,現(xiàn)在“長話短說”,把最關(guān)鍵的幾點(diǎn)告訴你,其它細(xì)節(jié)就省略不提了。我們可以把 make 換成 cut,to cut a long story short 的意思也是一樣的。
例句
To make a long story short, Peter and Julia got married and moved to Edinburgh.
長話短說,Peter 和 Julia 結(jié)婚了,然后搬到愛丁堡去了。
So much went wrong on the day, to make a long story short, we missed our flight.
那天諸事不順,總之長話短說,我們最后沒能趕上那班飛機(jī)。
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,長話短說,在這期間他成了業(yè)界最有影響力的人物。