We have a tendency as human beings to sugarcoat bad news.

作为人类，们有一种粉饰的倾向。

Tell me what's wrong. And don't sugarcoat it. I can take it.

告诉哪里了。不要有所掩饰。受。

He's not going to sugarcoat his feedback.

他不会对他的反馈进行糖衣炮弹式的处理。

And that is our expression for today -- " sugarcoat."

这就是们今天的词语——“sugarcoat”。

In other words, we may try to sugarcoat it.

换句话说，们可会试图粉饰它。

Don't sugarcoat it like that, Kid. Tell her straight.

别说得真么好听，小子，跟直说吧。

Wow! You could have sugarcoated that news a little.

哇！你本来是可以掩饰一点点的。

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat this, kid. That was rough.

不会粉饰这件事 那确实挺难堪的。

I've always admired how Americans tend to be able to sugarcoat everything.

一直很钦佩美国人怎么总粉饰一切。

When you sugarcoat bad news, you make it easier for the other person to hear.

当你掩饰时，听者会更容易接受。

Look, there's no sugarcoating it, the US was getting totally embarrassed in the Space Race.

听着，没有什么好粉饰的，美国在太空竞赛中变得非常尴尬。

From his viewpoint, the German philosopher tells it how it is; he doesn't sugarcoat anything.

从他的角度来看，这位德国哲学家直言不讳，没有粉饰任何东西。

If you sugarcoat something, you make it appear more positive than it really is.

如果你粉饰某事物，就是让它看起来比实际上更积极。

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not going to sugarcoat it. I've seen roadkill with faster reflexes.

女士们，先生们，不是说的，他这反应也太慢了。

These days we use the term sugarcoat for actual sugar coatings and when we share news and information.

如今，们用sugarcoat这个词来表示真正的糖衣，也用于们分享新闻和信的时候。

Even well-meaning attempts to sugarcoat the truth are self-defeating, because they spread mistrust, rumours and, ultimately, fear.

即便是善意粉饰真相的企图也会弄巧成拙，因为粉饰会传播不信任、谣言，最终是恐惧。

When you sugarcoat something you try to make it more pleasant or acceptable than it really is.

当你粉饰某事时，你试图让它变得比实际情况更令人愉快或更容易接受。

And I do try to sugarcoat things.

确实尝试粉饰事物。

With Michelle, I didn't sugarcoat the amount of time I'd be away.

和米歇尔在一起时, 并没有夸大离开的时间。

First time learning Korean? Not gonna sugarcoat it.

第一次学韩语？不会给它涂糖衣。