Her father paid $5,000 for an operation to shorten her nose.

她父亲为一个缩短她的鼻子的手术花了$5000。

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If the listener is not paying attention, it's your sign to shorten the story or change direction.

如果听者不专心，这表明你应该缩短故事或改变话题。

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It's going to shorten your life.

将缩短你的生命。

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Members of Congress from Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi are appealing to the administration to shorten the six-month moratorium.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

The delays forced NASA officials to shorten the shuttle's mission by one day and eliminate one space walk.

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It contains enough infrastructure spending to shorten the recession by a couple of quarters.

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Did a pledge to shorten hospital waiting lists encourage hospitals to give priority to minor cases?

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It has promised to shorten hospital waiting times and to increase the number of acute-care beds.

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