Life is short [brief].

生命是短暂的。

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Fortunately, studies have shown that taking a short break-even as brief as 20 minutes-in a more natural setting can help the brain processes recover from the harms of city life.

所幸的是，研究发现在自然环境中进行短暂的休息调整——即使是短短的20分钟——之后，大脑运作就可以从城市生活的伤害中恢复。

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Could you give us a short description of these modules and a brief architectural overview of the current release?

你能否简要描述一下这些模块以及当前发布的总体架构？

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Prospective patients must be fit for travel, the cost must make economic sense, the length of stay should be relatively short and follow-up care must be predictable and fairly brief.

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National governments have deliberately stuck to a short brief: to decide the size and make-up of the commission, and the nature and weighting of voting by countries in the Council of Ministers, once the Union is bigger.

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At around the same time a brief document made the short journey from Whitehall down the Mall to Buckingham Palace.

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Some of the very volatile coal stocks like Alpha Natural Resources ( ANR) and Arch Coal ( ACI) have had some very dramatic, but brief rallies for nimble short-term traders.

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