"make a long story short" in Chinese (Traditional)

長話短說簡而言之

Definition

這個用語用於你只想說重點，省略不必要細節時。

多用於口語，為了省略細節，直接說重點。不用於正式書面語，常以“to make a long story short”開始總結。

To make a long story short, we missed the bus and had to walk home.

**長話短說**，我們錯過了公車，只能走路回家。

She got lost, so to make a long story short, we were very late.

她迷路了，**簡而言之**，我們遲到了。

To make a long story short, they found the dog in the park.

**長話短說**，他們在公園找到了狗。

I could go on and on, but to make a long story short, the deal fell through.

細節很多，**長話短說**，生意沒談成。

He started explaining everything, and I said, 'Make a long story short!'

他開始講得很細，我說，'**長話短說**！'

We tried everything we could, but to make a long story short, it didn’t work out.

我們全都試過了，**簡而言之**，沒成功。