We like what money can buy, but virtually all the research on what makes people happy shows that time matters more than money — not only in the long term but also in the short term.

我们喜欢钱能买东西，但事实上，所有有关什么让人高兴的研究表明，时间比金钱更重要——不仅从长远而且从短期看来。

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It happens all the time: a guy spends months, even years, in a long-term relationship with a girl he really digs.

这样的事情总是发生：一个男人花费了几个月，甚至几年和他爱的女人保持了一段长期的关系。

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Although the oil spill has not affected the global crude prices for the time being, it may lead to price increases in long term as it is still uncertain how serious the accident would be, he said.

他认为，尽管这次石油泄漏尚未影响到全球原油价格，但从长期来看它可能会导致价格上升，因为这次事故将何等严重仍然是不确定的。

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It can maintain strength in its core business, while at the same time invest big time in long-term projects.

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How, they ask, can the Fund have long-term involvement in the poorest countries and, at the same time, be a short-term crisis manager?

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The strategy that the US has adopted in Iraq, which has met with such success in the brief time it has been operative, is a long-term strategy.

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