He and Clare were married a short time after a court order canceled his first marriage.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

But he never forgot that day and when he grew up after a short spell playing football at LSU he did become a hobo.

但随着他渐渐长大，他没有忘记那一天的事,他在路易斯安那州立大学打了一阵橄榄球，后来成了流浪汉。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Researchers found that those with a short version of a certain gene were more likely to get depressed after a sad or difficult experience.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

A short time after the rampage took place, Mr.Obama said he did not know all the details of the incident, but was thinking of all those affected.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Iran's military exercises, which started Sunday and have included test launches of short and medium-range missiles as well, come just days after the disclosure that Tehran is building a new uranium enrichment plant.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28