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

长话短说简而言之

Definition

这个表达用在你只想讲重点，省略不必要细节时。

多用于口语，为了省略细节，直接说重点。不用于正式书面语，经常以“to make a long story short”开头总结。

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

**长话短说**，我们错过了公交，只能走路回家。

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

她迷路了，**简而言之**，我们迟到了。

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

**长话短说**，他们在公园找到了狗。

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

细节很多，**长话短说**，生意没谈成。

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

他开始讲得很细，我说，'**长话短说**！'

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

我们全都试过了，**简而言之**，没成功。