These 24 people are strangers now, but not for long.
这24人目前都是陌生人，不过很快就不是了。
But not for long, perhaps, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
但是在阿联酋(uae)这也许好景不长了。
The reassuring comments initially calmed investors, but not for long.
这一保证性言论一开始还能安抚投资者，但效果并不长久。
Rick: no, I saw the weather 2 forecast. The skies are clear now, but not for long!
瑞克：不想，我看了气象预报。现在万里无云，但持续不久的！
The findings suggest that you can have your cake and eat it, too. But not for long.
研究结果表明，你可以有你的蛋糕并且吃它，但不要长期吃。
It will be satisfying for both of you within the first week of your parting, but not for long.
分开的第一周你们都还能适应，但不会长久。
Writing just enough code to get the test to compile gave you a passing test this time, but not for long.
编写足够的代码以使测试进行编译此时将为您提供即将通过的测试程序，但不是长期。
Once upon a time, Shrek finally found his Happily Ever After back home in the swamp... but not for long!
曾几何时，史莱克终于找到了他幸福的回家的沼泽…但不长！
We drift around the old centre of Ribadeo with its ornate turn-of-the-20th-century houses, but not for long.
我们在里瓦德奥的老城中心漫步，这里有很多二十世纪初的老房子。
In America Treasury yields fell and stocks rose-but not for long, as equity markets fell again on August 10th.
在美国，国库券收益下降、股票则上涨——但此景不长，8月10日股市再次下跌。
When I entered high school I was a (n) A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys.
当我刚进入高中的时候我是一个A等生，但是没过多久，我就开始想要买漂亮衣服，和男孩子一起出去乱逛。
That means that they live life "energetically"—more intensively, but not for as long.
这意味着他们过着“精力充沛”的生活——更加集中，但不是为了活得长。
For example, the ostrich has plumage that is so constructed that the feathers are long but not too dense.
例如，鸵鸟的羽毛构造使它的羽毛长而不密。
Officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision making, not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
官员们也希望获得更大的利益：不仅是银行，而是所有企业都能做出更长期的决策，为子孙后代建设更强大的经济。
A gamification strategy that is not sufficiently thought through or well tailored to its players may engage people for a little while, but it will not motivate people in the long term.
一个没有经过充分思考或是适配用户需求的游戏化战略可能会在短期内吸引人们的注意力，但从长远来看它不会激发人们的积极性。
Britain's new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
英国的新规提醒着银行家们，社会不仅对他们的短期业绩有兴趣，而且对他们的长期业绩也有兴趣。
It's not cheap, but it made her happy, because she had dreamed of having one for a long time.
它并不便宜，但它让她很开心，因为她一直梦想着拥有一个。
For a long time biologists believed that male deer used buck rubs not only to clean and polish antlers but also to provide practice for the ensuing male-to-male combat during the rut.
长期以来，生物学家们认为雄鹿擦痕不仅可以清除并磨光鹿茸，还可以借此练习发情期时雄鹿之间的角斗。
Computers were invented not long ago, but they are very useful for us.
电脑发明的历史虽然不长，但它们对我们却很有用。
Today's spaceships are fine for getting things into space, but they are not so good at travelling long distances.
现在的宇宙飞船可以把东西送入太空，但它们不太适合远距离飞行。
In fact, there is another type of friend—one that has not been with us for a long period of time, but fills our mind at some moment.
事实上，还有另一种朋友，他虽然很长一段时间没有和我们在一起，但却会在某个时刻充满我们的心灵。
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard, or that it takes too long, but that they forget what they have to do and for when.
有些人在做作业时遇到的问题不是他们觉得太难，或者作业时间太长，而是他们忘记了必须做什么以及什么时候做。
She turned the matter over in her mind for a long while, but still could not come to a decision.
她忖量了半天，还拿不定主意。
It has figured out the best length for free teasers in various niches: long enough to pique the user's interest, but not too long to keep him from paying for more.
它研究得到了不同类型的预览片的最佳长度：长到足以挑起观看者的兴趣，但又不能太长以致他不会付钱购买全片。
The experiments in astrophysics and astronomy give limits [for the axion's existence] over long distances very stringently, but not for the short distances.
天体物理与天文学的实验在远距离上有严格的限制(对轴子存在)，但是短距离上并没有。
Kissing also made the couples' hearts pound, but not for as long.
亲吻也能使心跳更有力，但持续的时间没那么长。
THE Murdoch scandal has pushed bad economic news off Britain’s front pages. But perhaps not for long.
近日，默多克丑闻取代经济新闻占据了英国各大报的头版，但这种情况也许持续不了多久，7月26日，国家统计局将发布2011年第二季度GDP的第一个增长率。
So what if we want a word that is not famous for being long, but a word that describes something real.
所以，如果我们想要的不是因为长而出名的单词，而是一个描述真实的事物的词呢？
So what if we want a word that is not famous for being long, but a word that describes something real.
所以，如果我们想要的不是因为长而出名的单词，而是一个描述真实的事物的词呢？
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