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

“我不想和秋张谈话。”哈利生硬无礼地说。

It can be much more brusque and to the point.

这可能会更加简短生硬，并且直切要点。

Try not to be too blunt here.

不要太生硬。

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）都很生硬，过分勉强。

Entertainment Weekly said the show's numbers were a mostly lacklustre collection of forgettable tunes.

娱乐周刊称，该音乐剧的旋律就是将容易遗忘的曲调很生硬地合在了一起。

" Thirty-nine years this December, " said Professor McGonagall brusquely, snapping her bag shut.

“就满三九了。”麦格教授生硬地回答，啪的一声合上了提包。

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

不过当他说话时，声音还和往常一样生硬。

" You've had an owl, " said Ron brusquely the moment he walked in.

“你来了一只猫头鹰。”哈利刚走进去，罗恩就生硬地说。

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

“坐下。”乌姆里奇指着一把椅子简短生硬地说。

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

“我活着的时候，”她生硬地说，“是海莲娜·拉文克劳。”

" Yes." said Aberforth tersely. " Been reading Rita Skeeter, have you, missy? "

“对，”阿不福思生硬地说，“读了丽塔·斯基特，是吗，小姑娘？”

" 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的，是不是？”她生硬地说。

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

" 我不喝酒，" 她生硬地说。"

That prompted a curt response from committee Chairman Robert Menendez.

这一要求得委员会主席罗伯特·梅内德斯的生硬回应。

He did not speak except in gruff monosyllables.

他说话时，除了生硬的单音节词，别的什么也不说。

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

确实存在生硬的手段，从强制退休龄明确的任期限制。

“No one knows why you lost your powers when you attacked me, ” said Harry abruptly.

“谁也不知道为什么你对我下手的时候突然丧失了力量，”哈利生硬地说道。

It's about avoiding choppy, abrupt speech.

它的目的是避免断断续续、生硬的发音。

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

“我建议你去问他。”斯内普生硬地答道。

" I don't think what you've got to say is unimportant, sir, " said Harry stiffly.

“我不认为你要说的不重要，先生。”哈利语气生硬地说。