Strictly speaking, the book is not a novel, but a short story.
严格说来，这部小说不能算长篇，而是短篇。
Our life has but a short span.
人生只不过是一段时间。
But a short time later that young man suffered a heart attack.
可是过了不久，这青年的心脏病便发作了。
A storage type does not have an address, but a short description.
一个存储类型没有地址，但有简短描述。
Caesar and I had a son together, but a short time later Caesar died.
凯撒和我有一个儿子，但是过了不久，凯撒死了。
A packet provides not only data, but a short bit of information about that data.
包不仅提供了数据，还提供了关于数据的简单信息。
You will not think of quitting it in a hurry I hope, though you have but a short lease.
虽然你的租期很短，我劝你千万别急着搬走。
Come, sweet friend, and pour a word of consolation in the poor lion's ear, who has but a short time to live.
来，好朋友，在我这可怜的狮子耳边说句安慰的话吧，我快不行啦。
These savings are but a short term stopgap, and as the months pass that flexibility cushion we had will slowly erode.
这些节流措施不过是些权宜之计；随着时间的流逝，我们会渐渐失去缓冲保护。
For those with rural residency, their school days in the cities are nothing but a short-lived dream as they don't have a city huhou household registration.
对于那些农村户口的孩子他们在城市里的学校生活仅仅是一个短暂的梦想因为他们没有城市户口。
Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
只是地与海有祸了，因为魔鬼知道自己的时候不多，就气忿忿的下到你们那里去了。
A small item in the newspaper can easily be neglected, but a short announcement on the radio, put out several times during the course of the day, is a more sure-fire method.
在报刊上登一小条消息很容易被忽略，但在收音机里将一个简短的通知在一天中反复播出，却是更可靠的方法。
Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.
波多黎各岛仅经历了一场短暂的战斗，但大战后西班牙把该岛割让给了美国。
He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
他否认打过谎报电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯之后他被判有罪。
I started out to write a short story, but it soon developed into a novel.
我起先打算写一篇短篇小说，但很快就写成了长篇小说。
He did his best, but he was a fat animal, and his legs were short, and still they gained.
他尽了最大的努力，但他是一只肥胖的动物，腿也短，而他们仍然逼近。
The threat of nationalization may have been seen off for now, but it will return with a vengeance if the justified anger of passengers is not addressed in short order.
国有化的威胁可以暂时避免，但如果乘客的合理愤怒不能在短时间内得到解决，国有化的威胁将会卷土重来。
He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.
他五大三粗，但头脑简单。
His novels belong to a great but vanished age. They are, in short, old-fashioned.
他的小说属于一个辉煌但已逝去的时代。一句话，已经过时了。
She was already sure that he must be Peter, but it did seem a comparatively short name.
她已经知道，他一定是彼得，但相比之下，这个名字似乎有点短。
You see, some things may cost a bit more in the short-run, but be worth it in the long-run.
你看，有些东西短期内可能会贵一些，但长远来看是值得的。
I see a dangerous trap here: what if you experience something that feels very good in the short term but is actually harmful in the long term?
在这里我看到了一个危险的陷阱：如果你经历某事在短期内感觉很好，但从长期来看实际上是有害的，那该怎么办？
After resting for a short time, the boy started once more, but failed again.
休息了一段时间后，男孩又开始了，但是又失败了。
But you have short hair! What do you need a hairband for?
但你是短头发！你需要发带做什么？
Britain's new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
英国的新规提醒着银行家们，社会不仅对他们的短期业绩有兴趣，而且对他们的长期业绩也有兴趣。
Yes, I have seen her--a single short moment, but sleep came into my eyes!
是的，我见过她——在那短短的一瞬间，但我的眼皮却被困意压得沉重！
Yes, I have seen her--a single short moment, but sleep came into my eyes!
是的，我见过她——在那短短的一瞬间，但我的眼皮却被困意压得沉重！
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