This was the gist of it.

这只是其中的要点。

youdao

Effort is the gist of it.

付出努力是其本质所在。

youdao

I missed the lecture, can you give me the gist of it?

我没有听这堂课，你能给我说说它的主要内容吗？

youdao

They can pretty much pack it up and go home, because everyone's going to think they're ridiculous, no one will believe what they say, and it's a stupid idea anyway, is basically the gist of this conversation.

他们就可以打包回家了，因为每个人都会认为他们很荒谬，没有人会相信他们的说法，这是个很愚蠢的想法，这就是他们当时谈话的大概意思。

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If you don't have that moment then I'll give you the gist of it.

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Now I will endeavor to give the rest of you the gist of it.

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Imagine Skype calls during Swiss ski vacations and you've got the gist of it.

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