It is nothing short of a miracle!
这简直就是奇迹！
Since it has transpired by luck, it is nothing short of miraculous.
而如果仅仅是因为运气，那简直可以说是奇迹了。
It may seem cruel, but the goal is nothing short of self-preservation-survival.
——short of这里指除了什么以外，即除了自保也就是生存之外任何都不是目的。
It may seem cruel, but the goal is nothing short of self-preservation.
或许这看似很残酷，但背叛的背后，也许隐藏着需要自我保护的苦衷。
It may seem cruel, but the goal is nothing short of self-preservation.
或许这看似很残酷，但背叛的背后，也许隐藏着需要自我保护的苦衷。
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