It's about avoiding choppy, abrupt speech.

它目避免断断续续、生发音。

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

确实存在生手段，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.

他声音带着生味道。“你把它开回家。”

He did not speak except in gruff monosyllables.

他说话时，除了生单音节词，别什么也不说。

It's a harsh and blunt method of dealing with criminals based on anger and fear rather than wisdom.

这一种基于愤怒和恐惧而不智慧来对付罪犯严厉而生法。

" Again? " Fanny's kind, rather moon-like face took on an incongruous expression of pained and disapproving astonishment.

“福斯特？”范尼颇像满月脸上露出一种生、不以为然痛苦和惊讶表情。

That prompted a curt response from committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

这一要求得到委员会主席罗伯特·梅内德斯生回应。

Rigid repetion like that is typical of a lie.

这样生重复典型谎言。

A hard, mocking edge entered his voice.

生和嘲弄色彩渗进了他声音。

’ he said to Lou in a curt voice.

“他用生声音对娄说。

" I am not in the mood for fencing with blunt witticisms just now" .

“我现在没有心情用生俏皮话来击剑” 。

I'm gonna be messy with it because again, we don't want harsh lines.

我会随意涂抹，因为同样地，我们不希望出现生线条。

Unfortunately for people, it's a really blunt tool.

不幸，对于人们来说， 这一个非常生工具。

" I have not come as a friend this time, " she answered stiffly.

“这次我不以朋友身份来。 ” 她生回答。

Just kind of break up any harsh lines and just make it look really natural.

只打破一些生线条，让它看起来更自然。

Instead of bookshelves, this wall was crowded with framed pictures of all sizes, some in vibrant colors, others dull monochromes.

这面墙上没有书架，却挂满了各种尺寸镶着相框照片。有些模糊生彩色照片，另一些则黯淡黑白照片。

" Your Eminence will do as you think best, " he said in his stiffest manner.

“阁下会按照您想法行事，”他用最生语气说道。

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

比尔语气不再生，他眼睛里突然闪过一丝兴趣。

" I am getting fatter, " Mary answered in what she knew was her stiffest way.

“我越来越胖了，”玛用她最生式回答道。

" I know no one of that name, " he repeated in a dull, hard voice.

“我不认识那个名字人，”他用一种沉闷而生声音重复道。