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2009-05-25来源:和谐英语
the long and short of it 概括地说
A:Do you know why John left our company?
B:It’s a complicated story but the long and short of it is that
he transferred a large sum of money wrongly.
A:Who should be responsible exactly?
B:A crook took advantage of him. Our boss would never forgive such a stupid act.
甲:你知道为什么约翰离开我们公司了吗?
乙:这事很复杂,但概括地说,他错转了一大笔资金。
甲:确切说谁应负责呢?
乙:一个骗子骗了他。我们的老板永远也不会原谅这样愚蠢的行为。