Also,in Darwin's time, the age of the Earth was estimated only in the millions of years too short a time some said for evolution to work.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

I think one of the most pervasive problems in the financial markets is investment with too short a time horizon.

我认为金融市场上,最为普遍的问题,就是投资期限太短

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

We did that, we came up with very good Chinese search engine technology, and we signed up a lot of the Chinese portals in a very short period of time.

我们开发了,很好的中文搜索引擎技术，并在短期内，和许多门户网站公司,签了合约。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

In a short time, the North and South would be at war.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

Okay, well the interesting thing is, you guys in a very short period of time generated a number of ideas about what this could be.

好,有意思的是,大家在很短时间内,猜出了很多种东西

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowded city's planners were stunned at the amount of rain that poured down in a short time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

And you must know, as I looked on, I saw those men in a short time make the former democracy " look like a golden age."

而我一路看来，所见这些人在短期内的作为,似乎使旧民主,看起来像是进入了全盛时代“

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"I think that's beyond the realm of what is possible in such a short time.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The term is on the board and it's a good example of syncopation sort of jumping in ahead of time cutting off the beat, getting in there ahead of time and throwing off the metrical balance for a very short period of time.

这个词已经写在白板上,这是个非常典型的切分音的例子,它提前跳入,切分节奏,提前介入,并在非常短的时间里,打破拍子的平衡

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Widespread fraud marred the August 20 presidential election, and international observers have voiced concern about the country's ability to hold a new election in such a short amount of time.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

So the environment has changed in a short time but evolution has not and there's a real mismatch now, which explains why you probably like Haagen-Dazs better than you like cauliflower.

所以食品环境在短时间内就能改变,但是进化不能 于是就有了错位,这也就能解释为什么哈根达斯,比菜花更受欢迎

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

"In a short time,we realized that we were going to have 27 wells within a short walk from the house, And as of today,we have 63, with indications that will double in the next two years."

VOA: standard.2010.01.02