"I think Dubai went a little bit too fast and they borrowed too much money in a very short period of time."

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But it means to cut short, to cut short and therefore get in a little bit earlier.

意思是突然停止,突然停止,然后提前一点进入

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But there seems to be as much, if not maybe a bit more work in terms of part-time and short-term jobs.

但是就兼职和短期工而言，工作似乎没变少，可能还更多了。

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