我长话短说 毕竟我是个寡言少语的人
“I'll keep this short, being a man of few words.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
女士们 先生们
“Ladies and gentlemen,”
我 长话短说 毕竟 我是 个寡言少语 的人
“I'll keep this short, being a man of few words.”
是嘛
“- [chuckling] - [woman] Yeah, right.”
“Let me entertain you with a quick joke before I start talking.”
Speakers in public addresses often adopt self-effacing humor to appear approachable and reduce social distance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to make a long story short; to keep it brief
A very common idiomatic phrase used to preface an abridged explanation or quick summary.
taciturn; a person of few words
A formal four-character idiom describing someone who rarely talks, often used playfully or self-deprecatingly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll keep this brief.”
“I'll be brief. The situation is complicated.”
“Let's make a long story short.”