As a young man, Borlaug worked for a short time on forestry projects in Idaho and Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

The other weapon was a short sword that he kept at his side, which presumably he would not use so long as he had a spear, which was a better weapon.

另外一把武器是别在腰间的一柄短剑,当有矛在手时,可能就不会用到它,因为矛的杀伤力要比它强

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

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。

英国的影视产业 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

While Washington praised Mr.Netanyahu's gesture as a step forward, US Middle East envoy George Mitchell acknowledged the plan falls short.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

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。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Some economists blame speculative transactions such as "naked short selling" for plunging the world economy into a financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Hawthorne wrote a short story you should read sometime, as a balance to all of this optimism of this period, irresistible as that optimism was.

霍桑写了篇短文,有机会你应当读读看,他给那个狂热乐观主义时代打了一针清醒剂,因为那是种不容抗拒的乐观

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

"There will be a continued role for ongoing stimulus in the short-term as we develop the framework for strong,sustainable and balanced growth."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

And you must know, as I looked on, I saw those men in a short time make the former democracy " look like a golden age."

而我一路看来，所见这些人在短期内的作为,似乎使旧民主,看起来像是进入了全盛时代“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

The men are kept in a high-security prison near Livingston,Texas, a short drive from Huntsville, where the execution chamber, known as Ellis Unit One is housed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

One of the great short stories of the last century begins with a sentence by Franz Kafka: "As Gregor Samsa woke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."

上世纪最伟大的短篇小说之一,弗朗茨·卡夫卡所写的名篇是这样开头的,"一天早晨,格里高尔·萨姆沙,从不安的睡梦中醒来,发现自己躺在床上,变成了一只巨大的甲虫"

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

The ban applies to a type of transaction known as "naked short-selling."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The poem represents a kind of as does the short poem, "A Coat" represents a kind of ascetic move, an active imaginative and rhetorical stripping-down.

和短诗一件外套一样,这首诗代表了“,一种禁欲主义，主动的想象和对华丽辞藻的摆脱。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

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

Although, maybe it will be in a short period of time as we continue to grow.

可能随着公司发展,会有所变化。

斯坦福公开课 - 扎克伯格谈Facebook创业过程课程节选

"In a short time,we realized that we were going to have 27 wells within a short walk from the house, And as of today,we have 63, with indications that will double in the next two years."

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

In the past few months, the cost of wheat and sugar has more than doubled they say, and cooking gas, in constant short supply, can cost three times as much as it did a few months ago.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20