in the long run 到後來;終究

We found in the long run that the prophecy had been right.

我們到後來發現那項預言是正確的。

in the short run 以目前來說;暫且

come down with a run 轟然倒塌;(價格等)猛跌

He ran through the newspaper before breakfast. 早餐以前他把報紙瀏覽了一下。
the run of (the) mill, the run of (the) mine 普通的產品;未經挑選的樣品
runaround 藉口,遁辭
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He did not take much pains(費力,努力). 他沒有下過多少苦功。
You should take more pains with your work. 你應該對你的工作更加努力。
Stevenson took great pains to polish his style. Stevenson煞費苦心地潤飾他的文體。
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for the last thing 最後
have a thing about... 被...迷住,熱中於;厭惡;害怕
make a good thing of... 以...獲利;因...賺大錢
see things 看見幻想中的東西,產生幻覺
in this computerized age of the thingification of people 在這個將人變成東西的電腦時代
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