I used to be short when I was young.

我年轻时个子很矮。

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I used to be short, but now I'm tall.

我以前十分矮小，而现在我长高啦。

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Jack used to be short, bu now he's tall.

杰克过去很矮，但现在高了。

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Ideally investors would realize losses within the year they occur to qualify for short-term loss treatment, which can be used to offset short-term gains.

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Short-term capital losses must first be used to offset short-term capital gains.

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Good Windows Phone apps used to be in extremely short supply, but I was pleasantly surprised to see many of the same apps that I use regularly on iOS in the Windows Phone Marketplace.

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