The writer has a touch for terse, blue-collar dialogue.这位作家善于刻画蓝领工人简短生硬的对话。The doctors are brusque and busy .医生们说话简短生硬，十分忙碌。She gave me a few terse instructions and promptly left the room.她给了我几个简短生硬的指示后就立刻离开了房间。He issued a terse statement.他发表了一份简短生硬的声明。