Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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no easy way to put this

这事儿难以启齿 / 不太好说

这个短语表示接下来要说的事情可能有点尴尬、敏感或难以开口,需要委婉表达。Jake在这里用它来引出关于涂鸦案的离谱描述。

Peralta, brief us on the vandalism case.
Well, there's no easy way to put this, Sarge,
but someone has been painting wieners on squad cars.