The survey also found that many of the singles (42 percent) prefer to keep the encounter brief, and almost one-third (32 percent) look for a place that makes it easy to end the date quickly.

调查同样发现许多单身人士（42%）更倾向于让约会简单一点，有将近三分之一（32%）的人希望到一个可以让约会快点结束的地方约会。

youdao

I shall try to keep this story brief as the details are tedious even to me -and it is my money that is at stake.

我将尽量把这个故事说得简短，因为其中的细节连我都觉得乏味——尽管这关系到我的钱。

youdao

NOTE I've tried to keep this list brief so that it can be used as a reference.

提示我试图保持这个清单简洁，这样它可以作为参考。

youdao

To keep matters brief: it was more about laziness than a desire to use the trope to pander to a male audience.

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