Let us face it: our lives are miserable and short.

让我们面对现实：我们的生命是痛苦而短暂的。

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He breathed short, his face wore a placid satisfied expression, and at intervals he faintly murmured, "Poop-poop!"

他呼吸急促，脸上带着一种平静而满意的表情，不时低声嘟囔一声：“噗噗！”

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Many companies commonly face a short-run form of soft rationing.

许多公司通常面临短期形式的软配额。

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But she was just short of a majority, so she will face a runoff election.

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She was short and fat with a cheery face.

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Uno,zero,cinco,cinco,". Simmons says Cuba's intelligence agency still prefers short wave radios and face-to-face meetings over computers and more advanced technology.

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Mayer told me some of the best ideas that eventually made their way on the Google site were the result of short face-to-face meetings during office hours.

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But countries and companies that challenge Russian energy hegemony will face short shrift.

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It is true that previous such attempts have come up short in the face of differences over market-access barriers and other long-standing irritants.

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