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While not too bad for a short conversation, for something longer, it will be a real performance problem.(虽然对于较短的对话影响不大，但是如果对话很长，性能问题就显现出来了。)

However short our friend lifespan would be for new friends, we should always try to keep in touch with our old friends.(不论我们新朋友的生命周期有多短暂，我们应该一直试着同老朋友们保持联系。)

Sunrise rays are short-lived and can be rewarding to spot for Moon enthusiasts with telescopes.(这种光线存在时间很短，是对用望远镜观察月球的爱好者的酬赏。)

In the short term, companies would be grateful for any equity capital they could raise from retail investors, so they could bolster their balance-sheets.(短期看，公司会为从散户那里筹集的股票资产感到欣慰，所以他们可以强化他们的资产负债表。)

For example, we think that short boys can't possibly be good basketball players.(例如，我们认为矮的男孩不可能成为好的篮球运动员。)

There will always be a handful of urgent and important issues that arise, causing our schedules to be chaotic for short periods.(总是会有一大堆紧急而且重要的事情发生，使得我们的时间表短时间内产生混乱。)

The vehicle Antilock Braking System (be short for ABS) has been widely applied on the vehicles, in order to improve the safety.(为提高汽车行驶安全性，制动防抱死系统(简称abs)在汽车上得到了广泛应用。)

S-EVwould be short for seawater electric vehicle, only of course you're not dumpingbuckets of seawater into your car, you're driving a fuel cell EV (FCEV) thatruns on hydrogen derived from seawater.(S-EV是海水电动车的简称，当然，你不是要将海水倒在车里，而是因为你驾驶的燃料电池电动车（FCEV）的燃料来自于海水。)

The quote should not be binding and only be valid for a short period of time.(报价不应该是固定的，应该只在短期内有效。)

Constructive Disengagement - Full engagement is using all of your resources and can only be maintained for a short burst.(建设性脱离-全部参与是使用你的所有资源，并只能维持短期突发。)