The question about the rate of evolution must now be turned around: does evolution ever proceed gradually, or does it always occur in short bursts?

关于进化速度的问题现在必须解决：进化是逐步进行的，还是总在短时间内发生？

Stories can be real or made up, can be long or short, and can be about any subject.

故事可以写实、可以虚构，可长可短，也可以关于任何主题。

It may be a mark of how commonplace fertility treatment has become in such a short time that nobody in this country really talks about test-tube babies anymore.

这也许是一个标志性事件，在这么短时间内，生育治疗已经变得如此普遍，以至于国内已没有人再将试管婴儿当成话题整天喋喋不休。

If the tests are successful, the next step will be a short flight, or "flea hop" in about two weeks' time.

如果测试成功的话，下一步的测试内容是进行一次短途飞行，或者说在两周时间内进行所谓的“跳蚤飞行”。

It should be short and snappy, and no more than about 30 characters long (the width of a single column of text on a standard Economist page, including Spaces).

要求简短而上口，并且不能超过30个字(标准《经济学人》页面一栏内容所占宽度，包括空格)。

Given that this was just a short interview, the details about this plan are more than vague, and it would be interesting to know what kind of data Mint might be planning to sell.

考虑到这只是一个简短的采访，有关此计划的具体细节还很不明晰，我们对Mint计划出售哪类数据非常感兴趣。

To decide what the alternate text should be, think about what information the image conveys, and then describe this in a short phrase.

为了决定替代文本应该是什么，请考虑图像传达的是什么信息，然后用简短的短语描述。

They also say this argument should not be just about short-term efficacy, but morality as well.

他们也认为，这场争论不仅仅关系到短期效力，更关系到道德问题。

The key point to understand, though, is that guesses about the likelihood of this event should be based on global growth assumptions and not short-term worry about some bad headlines in China.

不过，人们应明白的关键一点是，对中国经济硬着陆几率的猜测应当以全球增长假设为依据，而不是对中国一些坏消息的短期忧虑。

Treatment decisions have to be made reflecting both long and short-term considerations to benefit both mother and child, as discussed in our page about HIV and pregnancy.

治疗方案要同时考虑到母亲和儿童长期和短期的利益，关于这一点将在“HIV和怀孕”中深入探讨。

My conclusion is that QE2 may be a short-term expansionary force, thereby lessening concerns about deflation.

我的结论就是QE2可能产生短期扩张性效果，因此减少对通货紧缩的担心。

Despite their bad name, stereotypes can be handy short cuts that give us useful information about the world and other people.

尽管名声不佳，但固有的成见确是一种捷径，它向我们提供关于这个世界以及其他人的有用信息。

In short, the developers should know what needs to be deployed, they should not bother about or be able to specify how.

简单来说，开发人员应该知道什么应该被部署，他们不应该为如何部署而操心。

Mr Netanyahu, in short, appears to be a rare Israeli leader-one who has just about enough backing to see through a peace agreement.

简言之，内塔尼亚胡先是以色列少见的领导人，凭他他拥有足够的后盾来看清这长和平协议。

Finally, while in the short run a global recession will be associated with deflationary forces, some ask whether we should worry about rising inflation in the middle run?

最后，尽管短期内一场全球性衰退将与通缩相伴，但一些人会问，中期我们是否应对通胀抬头担忧？

So, expect that things will go wrong but don't focus on short term difficulties that come up. They won't be what you remember about your holiday.

因此，预料将要发生的意外但不要过于关注出现的暂时困难。它们不应当成为你假期的记忆。

And there are going to be times where short-term interests are going to differ; there's no doubt about it. And protectionism is the classic example.

有些时候大家的短期利益是有差异的，这是不容置疑的，保护主义就是一个经典的例子。

Today's post was originally going to also be short and sweet, but I found I had a lot more to say about today's particular topic.

今天的发文原本也应该短小精悍，但我发现关于今天的特殊主题我有太多的话要说。

“Thinking about short-term regret drives consumers to be virtuous, while thinking about long-term regret leads them to be extravagant, ” the authors write.

作者写道，“短期会产生悔感驱使消费者会变得节约，而长期才有悔感则导致大手大脚”。

Short-term regrets tended to be about things people did -- say, accidentally hitting "reply all" on an email, or forgetting to call Mom on Mother's Day.

短期的后悔常常倾向于人们做过的事情-- 比如， 一不小心点错了把某封邮件回复给所有的了， 或者是在母亲节那天忘记给妈妈打电话祝福了。

There will be no progress on solving the country's medium-term budget mess, even as concerns about the deficit forestall any short-term measures to boost employment or prop up demand.

该国中期预算困境的解决毫无进展，正如外界担忧赤字会提前阻碍旨在促进就业和拉动内需的短期方案。

It should be short and snappy, and no more than about 40 characters long (the width of a single column of text on a standard Economist page).

要求简短而上口，并且不能超过40个字(标准《经济学人》页面一栏内容所占宽度)。

The captions should be as short and snappy as possible, and definitely no more than about 30 characters long.

标题应尽可能地短小精悍，并且一定不要超过30个字符。

But I'm not going to fall into the trap of talking about how things used to be, especially after living here such a short time.

但我不会喋喋不休地谈论过去如何如何，况且我在此居住的时间也并不长。

But if the correction is indeed over (see this post) and the rally resumes, then I think the time to be adding new positions to take advantage of the short-term bull is just about over.

不过，如果届时调整没有到来，并且重拾升势，这个时候我认为就不要在继续增加筹码了。

It is also about knowing when estimates are way too low and that something will not be finished in the ridiculously short time your project has scheduled.

他还要了解何时会估计不足以及某些任务在项目计划好的很短时间内没有完成。

So far this World Cup is too short on star quality for anyone to want Spain to be ejected just so it offers something to giggle about in the pub.

迄今为止，世界杯星味太淡，因而无人希望西班牙出局，酒吧说笑的谈资仍在。

At the same time, your legacy could simply be about having made quite a few people happy for a short time.

同时，你的馈赠可以很简单地让相当多的人快乐一段时间。