1. The days are short and the nights are long.
    因为此时白天短而夜晚长，

2. The last person to approach the couple was a short, elderly woman who smiled as she congratulated them — not by name but as "wife" and "husband".
    最后一个走到新婚夫妇跟前的，是一位矮矮的、上了年纪的妇人。她笑着祝贺他们，不是直呼其名，而是称他们为 “妻子”和“丈夫”。

3. Then quickly, for such a short, portly, elderly person, she disappeared.
    接着，这个又矮又胖的老太太蓦地不见了。

4. The man looked up at him, shrugged (耸肩) and walked down the street toward a white car parked a short distance away.
    行凶的男子抬头看了看他，耸耸肩，然后向停在不远处的一辆白色轿车走去。

5. No, she is short.
    不,她很矮.

6. No, she is always unhappy because she is short.
    不,她老是不快乐因为她很矮.

7. His trousers were ludicrously short.
    他的裤子短得可笑.

8. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o´clock.
    傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。

9. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
    她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。

10. He was a bit on the short side, compactly built.
    他稍微矮了一点，但长得很结实。