That is code for candour—even bluntness.

这暗示了会议的公平，甚至是直率。

" But she's not as old as you are, " I said with the bluntness of my age.

" 可是她年纪比你轻，" 我带着我那年龄所特有的直率说道。

You Will Need: a fake sneeze, a rude question, a little spittle, a little White lie, and bluntness.

假装打喷嚏, 鲁莽的问题, 唾沫, 善意的谎言, 率直。

And perpetual bluntness is draining; humans constantly finesse and massage the messages they send in order to avoid open conflict.

并且总是直率会令人精疲力竭；为了避免公开的冲突，人类不断地巧妙处理推敲他们传递的信息。

Tell me, Sister, forgive my bluntness: Do you pride yourself on this?

告诉我，姐姐，请原谅我的直言不讳：你为此感到自豪吗？

Full stop can indicate bluntness passive aggressiveness, or hostility.

句号可以表示钝性被动攻击性或敌意。

This helped him to avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.

这帮助他避免了陈腐和滋生错误的直率感。

" Not from you, it doesn't sound natural, and I like your old bluntness better" .

“不是你的，听起来不自然，我更喜欢你以前的直率”。

These words, however, had not the inhospitable bluntness with which they may strike the reader; for the two relatives, in a talk before bedtime, had arrived at a certain degree of mutual understanding.

然而，这些话并没有打动读者的那种冷漠的直率；对于两个亲戚来说，在睡前的谈话中，已经达到了一定程度的相互了解。

" Fun! Don't talk like a fool. There's no fun being married" . " No? Why not" ? A measure of calm had returned and with it all the natural bluntness which brandy brought to the surface.

" 没有？为什么没有？" 她的心情渐渐恢复了平静，说起话来也恢复白兰地勾起来的她那固有的冲劲儿。

Lame Lothar spread his hands. " My brother has a soldier's bluntness, but what he says is true. It is my lord father's wish that this marriage take place at once" .

跛子罗索再度将手一摊，" 大人莫怪，我兄弟是个军官，说话直率，但所言确是实情。我父亲大人的意思是，婚礼必须立刻举行。"

Money" ? The bluntness of his question ruined all hopes of leading up to the matter in any circuitous and sentimental way. " Don't be mean, Rhett, " she coaxed. " I do want some money.

" 大方一点吧，瑞德。" 她娇声娇气说，" 我的确需要一笔钱。

" My mother taught me long ago that only madmen fight wars they cannot win" . If the bluntness of the question had offended him, Prince Doran hid it well. " Yet this peace is fragile ... as fragile as your princess" .

" 我母亲很久以前教过我，疯子才打无把握之仗。" 假如这唐突的问题令道朗亲王不快，他也丝毫没表露出来。" 然而和平是脆弱的… … 跟你的公主一样脆弱。"