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¡¡¡¡Jimmy has been expecting a letter from his parents. At long last, it came.

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¡¡¡¡The extra income will go a long way towards paying the housing loan for him.

¡¡¡¡£¨3£© In the long run£ºÖÕÓÚ
¡¡¡¡As long as a person works hard; he will succeed in the long run.

¡¡¡¡£¨4£© Too long drawn out£ºÌ«Èß³¤»ºÂý
¡¡¡¡¡°What did you think of the professor's talk?¡± ¡°Not bad, but too long drawn out.¡±

¡¡¡¡£¨5£© The long and the short of it£º¸ÅÀ¨ÆðÀ´
¡¡¡¡Mr Hancock has given some reasons against employing Betty, but the long and short of it is that he does not like to work with such a young lady.

¡¡¡¡£¨6£© Before long£º²»¾ÃÒÔºó
¡¡¡¡Jason's new book will come out before long.

¡¡¡¡£¨7£© A short cut£º½Ý¾¶
¡¡¡¡Don't go along the main road. There is a short cut to your destination.

¡¡¡¡£¨8£© At short notice£ºÁÙʱ֪ͨ
¡¡¡¡No one can expect others to do a good job at short notice.

¡¡¡¡£¨9£© Short with¡­¡­£º¶Ô¡­¡­±©ÔêÎÞÀñ
¡¡¡¡£¨i£© Sorry for being short with you on the phone this morning.
¡¡¡¡£¨ii£© Have l done anything wrong? Why are you short with me?

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¡¡¡¡£¨i£© Is our country short of manpower?
¡¡¡¡£¨ii£© Don't provoke the rascal who will do anything short of murder.

¡¡¡¡£¨11£© Cut¡­¡­short£ºÖÐÖ¹¡­¡­
¡¡¡¡As something urgent cropped up, they had to cut the meeting short.

¡¡¡¡£¨12£© Fall short of one's expectations£ºÁîÈËʧÍû
¡¡¡¡The short-listed candidates were good but their experience fall short of our expectations.

¡¡¡¡£¨13£© For short£ºËõдÌå
¡¡¡¡He is William, but we can call him Bill for short.

¡¡¡¡£¨14£© Have a short temper£ºÆ¢Æø±©Ôê
¡¡¡¡I have a short temper, especially when speaking to someone devoid of common sense.

¡¡¡¡£¨15£© In short£º¼òÑÔÖ®
¡¡¡¡The hotel accommodation was good, the food was wonderful, and the staff were friendly. In short, we had a good time.

¡¡¡¡£¨16£© In short supply£º¹©Ó¦²»×ã
¡¡¡¡Dedicated office staff seem to be in short supply nowadays. Very few have worked until they retire.

¡¡¡¡£¨17£© Nothing short of¡­¡­£º¼òÖ±¾ÍÊÇ¡­¡­
¡¡¡¡What you have just said is nothing short of a threat.

¡¡¡¡£¨18£© Make short work of¡­¡­£ºÑ¸ËÙ´¦Àí¡­¡­
¡¡¡¡Since these letters of inquiry have to go out by tomorrow, we will have to make short work of them.

¡¡¡¡£¨19£© Give short shrift of¡­¡­£º¶Ô¡­¡­Ä®²»¹ØÐÄ
¡¡¡¡Tony looked disappointed when the commitee gave short shrift of his proposal.

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¡¡¡¡The sight of the intruder pulled all the shop assistants up short.