She swallowed hard and told him the bad news.
她硬下心把坏消息告诉了他。
She gave him the bad news without preamble.
她开门见山地把坏消息告诉了他。
The bad news sobered us for a while.
坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。
She took the bad news philosophically.
她镇定地面对这个坏消息。
Television has been accused of soft-pedalling bad news.
有人指责电视对坏消息轻描淡写。