很简单的英文：
lie in a nutshell

参考例句：

The remedy for unproductive land lies in a nutshell, it is to fertilize it.
贫瘠土地的补救办法很简单，那就是施肥。

There was no cloth to lay, the meals were either of porridge or salt junk.
没有铺桌布，食物又很简单，不是麦片粥，便是腌牛肉。

The title appears deceptively simple.
这个标题似乎很简单。

The principle of bottling is very simple.
装瓶的原理很简单。

The food was plain but well prepared.
这些食物很简单，但烧得很好。

Registering a birth or death is a straightforward procedure.
登记出生或死亡的手续很简单。

It is easy to convert bar to millibar.
从巴转化到毫巴很简单。

The house is spare with hardly any ornament.
这个房子很简单，几乎没什么装饰。

It's a simple matter to circulate a newspaper in the metropolitan area.
在大城市的市区内发行报纸是很简单的事。

The Linux kernel sources have a very simple numbering system
Linux核心代码的版本编号很简单。

lie是什么意思：
v. 躺，卧；被平放；呈...状态；在于；位于；展现；撒谎；欺骗
n. 谎言

Interest will not lie.
兴趣不会说谎。

an action, appeal that will not lie
不能受理的诉讼、 上诉.

transverse lie presentation
横位产式

One lie makes many
说一谎需百谎圆

Let sleeping dogs lie.
别惹麻烦。

nutshell是什么意思：
n. 坚果壳,极小的容器,极小的住家
美国口语：简明扼要的

Thus, the pursuit of knowledge is, in a nutshell, a humbling experience.
所以，简而言之，知识的追求是一种令人自觉谦卑的经验。

"In a nutshell, complacency set in and, over time, they lost their earlier pioneering fervour and competitive advantages over others."
简单的说，英国人变得自满，逐渐失去了以前的拓荒精神和竞争优势。

This simple principle is discussed in detail in Chapter 12. In a nutshell, interactions with a digital system should be similar in tone and helpfulness to interactions with a polite, considerate human.2 As you determine the interactions and behavior along with the functional elements and groupings, you should ask yourself: What would a helpful human do?
同样，将系统假想为人类来构建交互层的细节也是有效的，我们将在第12章中详细讨论这一简单的原则。 简单来说，和数字系统打交道，就如同和一位彬彬有礼并乐于助人的人打交道一样2。 当你在考虑产品交互、行为和产品的功能元素及其分类时，试想一下，如果是一位助人为乐的人，她会怎么做？