Twenty years is a blink in the long course of history, but not short for a historical period.
20年在历史长河中只是一瞬，但是对于一个时代来说，时间并不算短。
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。
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。
The result is interesting and different, but do not attempt the recipe if time is short.
结果有趣且非同寻常，但如果时间紧张就不要尝试这个食谱。
The foodstuff environment has changed in a short time, but evolution has not, and there's a real mismatch now.
食品环境在短时间内就能改变，但是进化不能，于是就有了错位。
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。
Keeping things short and sweet not only shows people that you are concise and don't waffle, but that you also know what you want.
亲切简洁的语言不仅彰显了你简明的个性，不会被误认为是在胡扯，还让对方知道你是一个知道自己想要什么的人。
As you only have a short stay in Shanghai, you probably will not be able to do much more sightseeing. But if I can help in any other way, please let me know.
由于您在上海只能做短暂停留，您可能无法做太多的观光。但如果我能在任何其它方面帮上您的忙，敬请告知我。
In short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle's the place to be.
简而言之，如果你喜欢阳光充足但不过于炎热的夏天，天气温和但经常多云的冬天，西雅图是你应该去的地方。
So in short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle's the place to be.
所以，简而言之，如果你喜欢阳光充足但不太热的夏天，温和但经常阴天的冬天，西雅图是你应该去的地方。
Not just short, but far too short for his body.
不只是短，对他的身体来说简直太短了。
Joining a short term research program in China has not only allowed Pakistani agricultural scientist Sayyar Khan to push forward with his academic studies, but also given him a chance to see a country he had heard so much about.
巴基斯坦农业科学家 Sayyar Khan 在中国参加了一个短期研究项目，这不仅让他得以推进他的学术研究，也让他有机会去一个他久经耳闻的国家看看。
I guess we lost a lot of money in the short term—but not in the long term.
我想我们在短时间内是赔了一些钱，但是从长久来看我们不会赔钱。
This may not be a very short path, but at least you will not repeat the same corridors.
这条路也许并不很短，但是至少您不会反复走相同的过道。
This is convenient for short runs, but not so ideal for logs covering longer time periods.
这对于短时间运行非常方便，但对于涉及较长时间段的日志不太理想。
The experiments in astrophysics and astronomy give limits [for the axion's existence] over long distances very stringently, but not for the short distances.
天体物理与天文学的实验在远距离上有严格的限制(对轴子存在)，但是短距离上并没有。
Northern governors last month acknowledged there was no legal reason why Mr Jonathan could not run, but stopped short of backing him.
北部州长们上个月公开表示，乔纳森参选并不违反任何法律规定，但是他们不再一如既往的力挺乔纳森参选。
This is not a short term project, but a long journey.
这不是一个短期项目，而是一个漫长的路程。
That is crucial for some consumers. But perhaps not many, at least in the short term.
短期来看，也许没有众多的消费者认为这是至关重要的，但还有一些人却是这样认为。
But it is not short of other suitors.
但是他们并不缺乏追求者。
But that does not explain the short life of many engines after a rebuild using new components.
但是这不能解释多个发动机使用新零件改装后使用寿命短的原因。
But the other ones are not so short.
但是其他的不是那么短。
I believe that privacy leaks will cause a longer-term backlash against misusing our information but in the short-term not enough people understand the consequences to be alarmed.
我相信隐私泄露长期以后会导致对滥用信息的强烈反响，但短期内并没有足够多的人认识警惕到这个问题的后果。
But there's more, and this is why novels are long: - not too long, not too short, but of a certain length — of a certain magnitude, as Aristotle puts it.
但是当然还有很多别的东西，要不这本书也不会那么长：，不是太长，但也不短，刚刚好能说明清楚问题的长度-，亚里士多德这么评价。
But it's not all about oil or indeed the short term.
但是并不全是石油问题，或者确切的说并不是全是短期问题。
In the future there must be rewards for success - but long-term sustainable success and not just short-term gains.
将来，如果我们需要奖励员工，那也将是为长期的可持续性的成功而奖励，短期的收益不值得奖励。
Scruffy he might be, with tie askew and too-short trousers, but he was not a tramp.
虽然，他也许衣装褴褛、领带斜系、裤子太短，但他并不是一个流浪汉。
Scruffy he might be, with tie askew and too-short trousers, but he was not a tramp.
虽然，他也许衣装褴褛、领带斜系、裤子太短，但他并不是一个流浪汉。
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