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The author wrote a short story about a mysterious island for the monthly literary magazine.

(Chinese) 作者为文学月刊写了一个关于神秘岛屿的短篇故事。

After a short delay of only ten minutes, the international train finally departed from the central station.

(Chinese) 在仅仅耽搁了十分钟后，这趟国际列车终于从中央车站出发了。

He was too short to reach the top branch of the apple tree without using a wooden ladder.

(Chinese) 如果不使用木梯，他太矮了够不着苹果树顶层的树枝。

The child is still too short to ride the large roller coaster at the amusement park for safety reasons.

(Chinese) 出于安全考虑，这个孩子还太矮，不能坐游乐园里的大型过山车。

The exhausted marathon runner collapsed just a few meters short of the final finish line.

(Chinese) 精疲力竭的马拉松选手就在离终点线仅几米远的地方倒下了。

The charity campaign unfortunately fell short of its fundraising goal by nearly five thousand dollars.

(Chinese) 不幸的是，这次慈善活动的筹款金额离目标还差近五千美元。