Perhaps the prime reason is that drug addicts may commit crimes when they are in short of money.

或许最主要的原因是有毒瘾的人在缺钱的时候可能会犯罪。

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IBM's revenue came in short of analysts' forecasts because of a drop in the value of service contracts.

由于服务合约价值降低，IBM收益低于分析师预期。

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He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk.

他在简短的谈话中涵盖了许多领域。

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It is a collection of linked short stories about the lives of very rich and very poor people in Pakistan.

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The same nations and the short life expectancy of birth probably the lowest quality of life in other areas.

这一数字在下降，在上述国家,新生儿预期寿命较短，某些区域生活质量极低。

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I'm perfectly capable of understanding the past in and for itself without any contribution of my own, without, in short, any preconceptions."

我十分能够理解过去,而没有自己的贡献，简单点说就是没有任何的先入之见“

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Meanwhile its sales for the quarter came in short of estimates, even though boosted by the increase in aluminum prices.

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However, SDLP Leader Alasdair McDonnell said the DUP and Sinn Fein had come in short of what was needed to build reconciliation and prosperity in Northern Ireland.

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Even figuring in the damage caused by the bursting of the housing bubble, the company's earnings still came in short of Wall Street's expected 43 cents per share.

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