Articles were to be short, readable and uplifting.

文章必须短小精悍，可读性强，且令人振奋。

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This is a shock task. It'll be no good to be short of hands.

这是一项突击任务，人少了不济事。

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I used to be short when I was young.

我年轻时个子很矮。

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And this may be cool enough to keep foods fresh, at least for a short time.

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If we have a high frequency, what about the wavelength, long or short? All right. Good. So we should always be able to keep these relationships in mind.

如果频率高，那波长是长还是短？,好，不错，我们要记住这些关系,类似的。

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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。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Simple exclusion of the opinion of front line people has long been proven to be short-sighted.

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In the current environment, however, any easing of prices seems likely to be short-lived.

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He also offered 90-day full refunds and expanded warranties--which appeared to be short-term suicide.

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