"It's too late," he said tersely.

“太晚了，”他生硬地说道。

It's too late, "he said tersely."

“太晚了，”他很不客气地说道。

He whispered tersely, It's my wife!

他小声简要地说，这是我太太！

"I don't know," Jackson said tersely.

“我不知道。”杰克逊回答地很干脆。

I can provide for my own family, "he said tersely."

“我能负担我自己的家，”他简要地说。