He had told a friend, "You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

It's a huge book which is all about this short story by Balzac, "Sarrasine," that he begins this essay by quoting.

这本大部头的书都是在讲巴尔扎克的短篇小说《沙拉辛》的，在文章开头他引用道。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

He is of the same race as the gods, and at the same time his life is short and death is final, and death is bad.

人类和神同祖同宗,然而同时人类的生命是短暂的,死亡就是终点,而死亡是不好的

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He wrote several long poems, but is best known for his one hundred and fifty-four short poems,or sonnets.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

Gadamer acknowledges this, even insists on it as I say, but he doesn't lay stress on it because the gap that is implied in the need to be pulled up short is not a big one.

葛达玛承认，甚至坚持这点，正如我所说的，但他并不强调这个,因为“突然停下“所暗含的缺口,并不大。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Whatever he is called, he is still the same short,fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

Gets off Scott free in five years when the other guy gets out, he might run into a situation where Yeah, so a short version of that is, it's a different kind of contract.

其中一个跑掉了,但是五年后,坐牢的就会回来报复,对,简而言之,这不是一般的协议

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

He says in the short term, the most effective way to combat piracy is with military force.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Now,he thinks short is better. "I've gotten researchers telling me that you don't realize is how long someone can have a high level of concentration.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

International Criminal Court President Louis Mourino O'Campo told al -Jazeera TV President Bashir's recent travels demonstrate that he is "desperate" and is "only making short trips."

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

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