How could you do it in such a short period of time?
你是怎么在如此短的時間里做到的？
The government is long on ideas but short on performance.
這個政府想法很多但執行的卻太少。
They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.
他們在短時間內取得了很大的成績。
The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.
實際情況是我們還缺少兩名教師。
The short story is a difficult art form to master.
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。