short-short

The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations.

他推荐的饭店与我们心目中的相去甚远。

He was brought up short.

他突然停了下来。

Some states have only brief legislative sessions—as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah— that leave little time for gimmickry.

有些州只有简的立法会议-维吉尼亚（Virginia）的今的日程表只有的30天，犹他州（Utah）是45天-到没时间引起公众的反应。