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21. 这些症状可能很短暂，也可能持续数日。

    zhè​xiē zhèng​zhuàng kě​néng hěn duǎn​zàn, yě kě​néng chí​xù shù rì.

    These symptoms may be brief or may last for several days.

    Source: CCMatrix

22. 我利用他的短暂停顿咬一口我的百吉饼。

    wǒ lì​yòng tā de duǎn​zàn tíng​dùn yǎo yī​kǒu wǒ​de bǎi​jí​bǐng.

    I took advantage of his brief pause to take a bite of my bagel.

    Source: CCMatrix

23. 不幸的是，像许多白老虎一样，他的生命是短暂的。

    bù​xìng de shì, xiàng xǔ​duō bái lǎo​hǔ yī​yàng, tā de shēng​mìng shì duǎn​zàn de.

    Unfortunately, like many white tigers, his life was a short one.

    Source: CCMatrix

24. 一只小狗只会有一个短暂的注意力跨度，并会快速疲劳。

    yī zhī xiǎo​gǒu zhǐ​huì yǒu yī​ge duǎn​zàn de zhù​yì​lì kuà​dù, bìng huì kuài​sù pí​láo.

    A puppy will only have a short attention span, and will tire quickly.

    Source: CCMatrix

25. 我的幸福是短暂的；当我开始打开纸箱时，我发现每个纸箱都装了不同的东西。

    wǒ​de xìng​fú shì duǎn​zàn de; dāng wǒ kāi​shǐ dǎ kāi zhǐ​xiāng shí, wǒ fā​xiàn měi​gè zhǐ​xiāng dōu zhuāng le bù​tóng de dōng​xi.

    My happiness was short-lived; when I began opening the cartons I found that each contained something different.

    Source: CCMatrix