These 24 people are strangers now, but not for long.

这24人目前都是陌生人，不过很快就不是了。

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If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed.

如果尸体没有完全腐烂，尸体会被重新埋在一个较小较廉价的墓地中，不久后，当尸体完全腐烂时，就会被再次挖出来。

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But not for long, at the latest rate of poaching.

但以目前猎杀大象的速度，这种说法将持续不长。

youdao

We are basically committed to each other for sex but it's very hard to make those relationships last a long time because we might not have anything in common, we might not share anything with each other, we might not trust each other, we are not particularly bonded to each other.

我们基本上只有激情的承诺,长时间维持这种关系很困难,因为可能双方没有任何共同点，没有共享的东西，我们可能互不信任，不是特别亲近。

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But we're in this for the long run, and we're not looking to just score some quick points and free up a few bucks if we can get it.

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Mr Kan's conditions put the ball back in the LDP's court, but not for long.

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I'm useless, but not for long.

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