The philosopher Diderot has very aptly claimed that a man's bearing is the clue to his character, and this stocky little man was certainly a living proof of this claim.

狄德罗认为的手势是富于譬喻的，真是说的对，现在这个短小的正是这句活的活证据。

The old woman laughed and started smoking a short black pipe.

老妇大笑起来，开始用一个短小的黑烟斗吸烟。

The public at large-most people in the world-are now aware of the need to 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle', the slogan-or short, memorable phrase-used by environmentalists to spread their message.

大部分公众——世界上大部分——现在意识到了“减少，重复使用和回收”的必要性，这个口号——者说短小易记的短语——被环境学家用来传播他们的观点。

Today I've got another short and snappy lesson for you.

今天呢，我给大家准备了非常短小精悍的一节课程。

Short and active sentences, with common words that everyone uses, are best.

短小生动的句子，加上所有都使用的常用词，这就是最好的搭配。

In 1943, one scientist created a baby schema that identified key features associated with cuteness, like plump cheeks, large eyes, and short limbs.

在 1943 年，一位科学家创了一张婴儿图式，它标出了与可爱相联的关键特征，如圆润脸颊，大眼睛和短小的四肢。

They usually have lots of big pictures and the articles are not very long.

通常上面有许多大幅的图片和短小的文章。

A shorter name would be more convenient on a sign.

短小的名字从记忆的角度来说更为方便。

But more importantly, the short film reflects Herzog's own quest to find adequate images.

重要的是，这则短小的影片反映了赫尔佐格对遂心影像的需要。

It's got the long head and the short deck, very reminiscent of that car.

它有长长的车头和短小精悍的车顶，非常让联想到那辆车。

Looking at the thumbnail rundowns in Writer's Digest may help ( “… publishes mostly mainstream fiction, 2,000-4,000 words, steer clear of stereotyped characters and hackneyed romance situations” ) , but a thumbnail is, leave us face it, just a thumbnail.

看看《作家文摘》里面那些短小的提要大概会对你有所启发（“… … 主要刊登主流小说，长度大约两千到四千单词，注意避免僵化脸谱式是俗气老套的浪漫场景”)，但是话说回来，提要终究只是提要而已。

So think of it as like short baby steps, but still in the right direction.

所以可以把它想象成短小的婴儿步伐，尽管步子小，但方向是正确的。

Phrasal verbs involve a verb and another short word or words.

短语动词包含一个动词和另一个多个短小的单词。

When Star Wars, which to me was the ultimate science fiction film in its day, so this would have been 77, probably the Oscars of 78 lost to Annie Hall, a little cute relationship story.

当时星球大战对我来说是那个时代的终极科幻电影，所以是 77 年，可能是 78 年的奥斯卡输给安妮霍尔，一个短小精悍的情感片。

Something similar happens on the Web. When you visit your favorite websites, they often remember you and how you use the site. This happens thanks to a tiny bit of information called a cookie.

互联网也是这样，当你访问喜爱的网站时，他们会为你立档，记录下你使用习惯。而这一切都归功于短小的信息文件，名叫cookie。

But this is a very small very accessible book that basically summarizes his four decades' worth of insight in the field of procrastination into a very short very readable book.

但这是一本非常短小易懂的书，基本上总结了他 40 年来在拖延症领域的见解，最终变成了一本非常短，非常易读的书。

After its giant size and its huge teeth, the thing we most notice about T. Rex are its dinky, little arms, these tiny, little arms that can't even reach its mouth.

除了庞大身型和巨大牙齿外，雷克斯霸王龙最能引起我们注意的是它短小的手臂，这些小小的胳膊连自己嘴巴都够不着。

By breaking the problem into bite-sized concepts, thinking clearly through each part, and building up to the stunning conclusion, you better understand the process behind Dyson spheres.

通过将问题分解成短小精悍的概念，对每一部分进行清晰思考，并得出绝妙的结论，您可以更好地理解戴森球背后的运动过程。

The parting in his short gray hair was almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he trimmed it using a slide rule.

他银色的短发几乎被不自然地梳得笔直，他的短小胡子，像是比着滑尺修剪过的。

Noah, a biblical name meaning " rest" or " comfort, " is short and sweet, so it's no wonder that its popularity has endured over the years.

“诺亚”是圣经上的名字，意思是“休息”“安慰”，这个名字是短小而可爱的，难怪它的流行度已持续多年。