A busy doctor wants ms patients to get down to brass tacks.

忙碌的医生希望病人能直接说出病情。

This means, to get down to brass tacks, that it could hit Alaska.

这意味着须认真对待的基本事实：它可以打击阿拉斯加。

They feel there is some risk in trying to get down to brass tacks.

他们感觉试图把实质问题搞清楚有些冒险。

I'm afraid I can give you only ten minutes' time. Let's get down to brass tacks at once.

我恐怕只能给你十分钟，我们马上就谈正经的事吧！

I do not come here to listen to your silly jokes. Let's get down to brass tacks and decide on a schedule for our work.

我不是来听你这些无聊的笑话的，让我们言归正传，订一个工作日程！

We have talked about replacing this machine for a long time, but we must now get down to brass tacks and decide what type to buy.

不过我们现在必须讨论实质问题，决定购置哪种类型的机器。

So, if we get down to brass tacks, we can prevent ripoffs and bogus ways of earning money in that jungle out there. And, some good luck will help, too.

所以，务实的话，我们就能在这片丛林里避免各种欺诈和骗钱手段，当然也要有好运气。