简短

He was told to speak briefly; accordingly he cut short his remarks.

人家叫他说话, 于是他就长话说了。

He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as “Yes” and “No”.

他只肯给予极回答，例如“是”和“否”。

The opera was preceded by a short overture.

部歌剧开始前有一段序曲。

Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.

因为演讲,我们很早就完事了。

Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.

达夫但清楚地解释了他意思。

Here's a few short descriptions from the Eolith site.

下面是一些节选。

The chairman promised to make the introduction short and sweet.

主席保证说只地做个介绍。

The speech was short and to the point.

个讲话扼要。

The seventh part is brief peroration.

第七部分是结束语。

Brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram ; you are charged for every word.

打电报最主要是，因为一个词都是要收费。

In brief he says 'No'

他地说了一个'不'字。

He's brief of speech.

他话扼要。

The commander briefed his men.

指挥官向他士兵作指示。

For each species, a short description is provided;also included are geographical distribution, ecology, phenology, citation of exsiccatae, and brief notification.

文中扼要种植物之重要特徵及给予生态、地理分布、花期、参考之标本等资料，最后附与各种处理之说明。

Some states have only brief legislative sessions—as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah— that leave little time for gimmickry.

有些州只有立法会议-维吉尼亚（Virginia）今年日程表只有30天，犹他州（Utah）是45天-到没时间引起公众反应。

Inthe brief conclusion, I will point out that the atmosphere offering with Shangrao societyis, in a sense, the hatchibator or roll booster in the Xin Ci creation process.

在结论中，指出：上饶社会交往造成环境气氛在某种意义上是辛词创作孵化器或助推器。