Although the car is some 2 inches shorter than its predecessor, its boot is 20 percent larger.

尽管这款汽车比其上一代产品短2英寸，但它的行李箱大了20%。

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It's shorter than you think.

人生比你想象的要短暂。

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And another British study reported last year that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk of osteoarthritis.

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So if we look at its length, it's actually shorter than a single bond, but longer than a double bond.

因此如果我们看它的键长的话，它实际上比单键更短，却比双键更长。

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Her heart is beating a little faster, her palms are beginning to sweat, her breath is coming a little shorter than it otherwise would.

她的心跳开始加速，掌心开始冒汗，呼吸变得短促。

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Flutie was, of course, much shorter than Tebow, but he had better throwing mechanics.

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He should be fairly small, probably shorter than 5-foot-7 and weighing about 125 pounds.

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With the unrelenting demographic forces at play, time may be shorter than they think.

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