The long and short of it is that you want to highlight those times when you feel most alive.

这份清单的长短在于当你感觉充满生机的时候，你想要着重突出那些时光的程度。

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If you think you're not able to observe these rules, you can move out anytime - that's the long and short of it!

要是你认为你不能遵守这些规矩的话，那你可以随时搬出去。我已经把话都说清楚了。

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The long and short of it is I really would like to be able to work from home in the late afternoons and early evenings.

说来说去，我真的很希望下午3点以后那段时间能够在家办公。

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Those teams,he said, are also looking at the possible impact - short and long term - of the dispersant that BP has been using.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

So, part of the whole process is the elimination of these these municipal privileges and replacing municipal officials, to make a long story short, with people that they have appointed.

他们采取的一个办法,就是取消那些地方政府的特权,更换本土官员,简而言之,就是以近臣取而代之

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As Congress waits to hear the outcome of the president's review, there is mounting concern about the ramifications of whatever decisions he makes, both short and long-term impact, for the United States, the South Asian region, and for the war against al-Qaida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

For tea party loyalists, the long and short of it is as follows.

CNN: Tea party rise will be short

The long and short of it is if they want to talk to me, I am happy to talk to anybody.

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The long and short of it is, the flu shot seems to be cutting back significantly on flu cases, which will benefit us all.

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