"the long and the short of it" in Chinese (Simplified)

总之简而言之

Definition

用于说明某事最重要或最基本的点，通常是在详细解释以后。意思是“总之”或“简而言之”。

口语化，常用于总结或结束解释。和“总之”“简而言之”类似。正式书面语中不常见。通常在讲完详细信息后使用。

The long and the short of it is that we have to start over.

**总之**，我们得重新开始。

She explained the problem, but the long and the short of it is that we were late.

她解释了问题，但**总之**，我们迟到了。

The long and the short of it is that we can't afford it.

**简而言之**，我们负担不起。

We talked for an hour, but the long and the short of it is that nothing has changed.

我们聊了一个小时，**总之**，什么都没变。

If you're looking for details, it's a long story, but the long and the short of it is that I got the job.

细节的话很长，不过**简而言之**，我得到了这份工作。

Everyone had opinions, but the long and the short of it is that the meeting was canceled.

每个人都有意见，但**总之**，会议被取消了。