Like everyone else, he would've been startled by the earthy directness of her story.

就像其他人一样，贝被朴实直接故事情节震撼了。

Emma was somewhat taken aback by his directness.

【take】埃玛对他坦率感到有点吃惊。

The problem with a company culture that prizes directness above all else is that it creates a toxic culture of brilliant jerks that drives people out and erodes itself from within.

重视直接性高一切公司文化问，它创造出了一种由杰出混蛋组成有毒文化，将人们赶走，从内部侵蚀自己。