经过短暂追捕，小偷被警察擒获。

The thieves were caught by police after a short chase.

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经过短暂的讨论，我们决定亲自试试看。

After a short discussion, we decided to find out for ourselves.

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经过短暂的休息以后，戏继续上演。

After a short break the play continued.

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After very brief exposures to people, people are very accurate at identifying them on "The Big Five."

经过短暂的接触，人们就能很准确地评价这些人的大五人格“

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