They had too short a history.

他们的历史太短了。

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Too short a sentence, we fear, will create contempt for the law.

我们担心，太短的一句话会造成对法律的蔑视。

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He walks as lightly as possible, almost on tiptoe, in order not to wear out his heels in too short a time.

他尽量轻轻地走路，几乎是用脚尖颠著走，就是为了不要太快磨烂鞋底。

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The fifty-nine year old Watson needed to make a short attempt on his final hole to win the British Open.

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There's a Midterm. That will be a short answer test that's intended to give you a chance to show how diligently you've been reading and coming to class.

我们会有一个期中考，会有一张简答问卷,目的是能够让你们表现出,你们的勤劳，用功阅读和按时上课。

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And I think it was made pretty famous by the movie quite a lot, a short time ago with Hugh Grant.

我觉得很大程度上是电影让它出名了，前段时间的休•格兰特演的电影。

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This would mean that after April expiration you would be naked short a put.

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