"long story short" in Chinese (Simplified)

简单来说长话短说

Definition

在讲述事情时，用于省略细节，直接说明重点或结果。意思是“长话短说”。

属于口语表达，常用在叙述故事时跳过细节直接说重点。类似中文“长话短说”。不用于正式场合写作。

Long story short, I missed the bus and was late to work.

**长话短说**，我错过了公交车，上班迟到了。

I broke my leg but, long story short, I’m okay now.

我摔断了腿，不过**简单来说**，我现在没事了。

Long story short, we won the game in the last minute.

**简单来说**，我们在最后一分钟赢得了比赛。

He started talking about his day, but to long story short, he just forgot his keys.

他开始说他的一天，**长话短说**，其实只是忘带了钥匙。

We tried everything to fix it, but long story short, we had to buy a new one.

我们什么办法都试过了，**简单来说**，最后只好买了新的。

So, long story short, they got married after knowing each other for just two months.

所以，**长话短说**，他们认识两个月就结婚了。