We have a tendency as human beings to sugarcoat bad news.

作为人类，我们有一种粉饰坏消息的倾向。

Tell me what's wrong. And don't sugarcoat it. I can take it.

告诉我哪里坏了。不要有所掩饰。我能承受。

Look, there's no sugarcoating it, the US was getting totally embarrassed in the Space Race.

听着，没有什么好粉饰的，美国在太空竞赛中变得非常尴尬。

He's not going to sugarcoat his feedback.

他不会对他的反馈进行糖衣炮弹式的处理。

And that is our expression for today -- " sugarcoat."

这就是我们今天的词语——“sugarcoat”。

Wow! You could have sugarcoated that news a little.

哇！你本来是可以掩饰一点点的。

In other words, we may try to sugarcoat it.

换句话说，我们可能会试图粉饰它。

Don't sugarcoat it like that, Kid. Tell her straight.

别说得真么好听，小子，跟她直说吧。

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat this, kid. That was rough.

我不会粉饰这件事 那确实挺难堪的。

I've always admired how Americans tend to be able to sugarcoat everything.

我一直很钦佩美国人怎么总能粉饰一切。

If you sugarcoat something, you make it appear more positive than it really is.

如果你粉饰某事物，就是让它看起来比实际上更积极。

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I've seen roadkill with faster reflexes.

女士们，先生们，不是我说的，他这反应也太慢了。

These days we use the term sugarcoat for actual sugar coatings and when we share news and information.

如今，我们用sugarcoat这个词来表示真正的糖衣，也用于我们分享新闻和信息的时候。

Even well-meaning attempts to sugarcoat the truth are self-defeating, because they spread mistrust, rumours and, ultimately, fear.

即便是善意粉饰真相的企图也会弄巧成拙，因为粉饰会传播不信任、谣言，最终是恐惧。

When you sugarcoat bad news, you make it easier for the other person to hear.

当你掩饰坏消息时，听者会更容易接受。

When you sugarcoat something you try to make it more pleasant or acceptable than it really is.

当你粉饰某事时，你试图让它变得比实际情况更令人愉快或更容易接受。

There's no sugarcoating them at all.

根本没有糖衣。

So, when they hear from me, they're like, OK. He's not sugarcoating it.

所以，当他们收到我的消息时，他们就像，好吧。他没有粉饰它。

And he was right. Sugarcoat in all its forms remains commonly used and clear in meaning.

他是对的。各种形式的“糖衣”仍然被广泛使用，含义也很清晰。

Oh, OK, you want everything to be sugarcoated.

哦，好吧，你希望一切都被糖衣包裹着。