Dictionaries are implemented using a magic technique called hashing, which we'll look at a little bit later in the term, which allows us to retrieve keys in constant time.

散列法的内容,此方法可以让我们在线性,时间内检索到键,因此字典的大小并不重要了。

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Even though the deposits are short-term and the depositor can get the money at any time, the depositor is earning interest of a level that can only be made on long-term loans.

即使是短期存款,存款人可以随时取走存款,存款人也可获取仅从长期贷款中,才可得到的利息水平

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America's government, for instance, needs a medium-term plan for deficit reduction, but cutting back spending viciously in the short term at a time of private-sector retrenchment would be a mistake.

ECONOMIST: Debt reduction

The current posture minimizes near-term risk at a time when danger is moderate to low.

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Experience also suggests the need for the U.S. military to be prepared to conduct two major long-term operations at a time.

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