1·A bestseller Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength, suggests that willpower (意志力) is the ability to make decisions that are better for us in the long term, rather than in the short term.
《意志力：重新发现人类最伟大的力量》这本畅销书表明意志力是做决定的能力，从长远而非短期来看对我们更有益。
2·Joining a short term research program in China has not only allowed Pakistani agricultural scientist Sayyar Khan to push forward with his academic studies, but also given him a chance to see a country he had heard so much about.
巴基斯坦农业科学家 Sayyar Khan 在中国参加了一个短期研究项目，这不仅让他得以推进他的学术研究，也让他有机会去一个他久经耳闻的国家看看。
3·In the short term, perhaps they are right.
从短期来看，他们或许是对的。
4·I see a dangerous trap here: what if you experience something that feels very good in the short term but is actually harmful in the long term?
在这里我看到了一个危险的陷阱：如果你经历某事在短期内感觉很好，但从长期来看实际上是有害的，那该怎么办？
5·Britain's new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
英国的新规提醒着银行家们，社会不仅对他们的短期业绩有兴趣，而且对他们的长期业绩也有兴趣。
6·Over the short term, we can predict that the Americas will continue to move westward, farther away from Europe, while Africa and Australia will continue to move northward.
我们可以预测，在短期内，美洲将继续向西移动、远离欧洲大陆，而非洲和澳大利亚板块将继续向北移动。
7·In the short term it might work.
在短期内，这个做法可能会奏效。
8·At least in the short term.
至少在短期内情况是如此。
9·Think as long term or short term.
做一个长期或短期的规划。
10·How do we define short term planning.
我们是如何定义短期规划的？
1·I see a dangerous trap here: what if you experience something that feels very good in the short term but is actually harmful in the long term?
在这里我看到了一个危险的陷阱：如果你经历某事在短期内感觉很好，但从长期来看实际上是有害的，那该怎么办？
2·Over the short term, we can predict that the Americas will continue to move westward, farther away from Europe, while Africa and Australia will continue to move northward.
我们可以预测，在短期内，美洲将继续向西移动、远离欧洲大陆，而非洲和澳大利亚板块将继续向北移动。
3·Britain's new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
英国的新规提醒着银行家们，社会不仅对他们的短期业绩有兴趣，而且对他们的长期业绩也有兴趣。
4·The toughest disputes are all short term: property, territory and security.
最不易解决的纠纷都是短期的：财产，领土和安全。
5·In the short term that is likely. But there are some signs of hope.
这在短期内是可能出现的，然而也还有一些希望的曙光。