But he agrees that in recent years, many companies have tied pay to short-term performance, instead of their long-term health.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

And these really short people with dark skin met them and took them to their city.

然后这些个子很小、深色皮肤的人见到了他们，把他们带到自己的城市去。

神话有趣的课 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

I think their time with us will be very short.

否则，我认为它能跟陪伴我们的时间不长了。

旧金山的报纸 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

There they leave their eggs on milkweed plants, with the next generation of monarchs appearing a short time later.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

A short time later,John Carter, the Princess and their friend, the green Martian woman Sola, attempt to escape rather than face death.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

A new study says the weight they gain may increase their diabetes risk in the short term.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Their purpose was to explore some of the problems of manned flight, during short periods,in lower space.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

For a short time, she and Benny formed their own performing act.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

More than one-hundred men from every part of the United States had come to that little camp stopping there for a short time on their way to getting rich.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

"Let's hope that that is a short term, temporary situation and that BP will revert to paying their dividends out in full."

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

But doctors are seeing people adopt bad habits that can cut their lives short....

VOA: standard.2010.04.08