Try not to be too blunt here.

不太硬。

" It's not Cho I want to talk to, " said Harry brusquely.

“我不想和秋张谈话。”哈利硬无礼地说。

When he spoke, however, it was in his usual curt voice.

不过当他说话时，声音还和往常一样硬。

" I did not want a drink, " she said stiffly.

" 我不喝酒，" 她硬地说。"

" No, I don't, " was the blunt reply.

“不，我不喜欢，”劳里硬地回答。

It can be much more brusque and to the point.

这可能会更加简短硬，并且直。

That prompted a curt response from committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

这一求得到员会主席罗伯特·梅内德硬回应。

These are (much as I hate to admit it) stiff, trying-too-hard novels.

它们（尽管我很不愿意承认）都很硬，过分勉强。

It's about avoiding choppy, abrupt speech.

它目是避免断断续续、硬发音。

Blunt instruments do exist, from mandatory retirement ages to explicit term limits.

确实存在硬手段，从强制退休年龄到明确任期限制。

His voice had a hard edge. You're driving it home.

他声音带着硬味道。“你把它开回家。”

" I suggest you ask him, " said Snape jerkily.

“我建议你去问他。”内普硬地答道。

He did not speak except in gruff monosyllables.

他说话时，除了硬单音节词，别什么也不说。

" All right then, one drink, " he said ungraciously.

“好吧，就喝一杯。”他态度硬地说。

" Five points from Gryffindor! " Percy said tersely, fingering his prefect badge.

“格兰芬多扣掉五分！”珀西用手指拨弄着级长徽章，硬地说。

" When I lived, " she said stiffly, " I was Helena Ravenclaw."

“我活着时候，”她硬地说，“是海莲娜·拉文克劳。”

" Well, it wasn't exactly your own work, was it? " she said stiffly.

“是啊，你并不是自己独立完成，是不是？”她硬地说。

" What do you hear from your mother? " asked the old lady gruffly.

“你们母亲那儿有什么消息？”老太太硬地问道。

Bill's tone was no longer curt, and a sudden look of interest had flashed into his eyes.

比尔语气不再硬，他眼睛里突然闪过一丝兴趣。

" Sit, " said Umbridge curtly, pointing towards a chair.

“坐下。”乌姆里奇指着一把椅子简短硬地说。