They've come a long way in a short space of time

　　他們在很短的時(shí)間之內(nèi)就大老遠(yuǎn)地趕了過來。

　　How could you do it in such a short period of time?

　　你是怎么在如此短的時(shí)間里做到的？

　　The government is long on ideas but short on performance.

　　這個(gè)政府想法很多但執(zhí)行的卻太少。

　　They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.

　　他們在短時(shí)間內(nèi)取得了很大的成績。

　　The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.

　　實(shí)際情況是我們還缺少兩名教師。