Excuse me. I'll be back in a short while.

Well, I just took up writing a short while ago.

这，我前不久才刚开始写作。

He was away for a short while and soon came back.

他出去不大工夫就回来了。

I tried to hold off at first, I played it cool for a short while ．

一开始我试着拖延,我冷静了一会儿。

A short while Later, I had a thought.

没过多久，我突然想到

A short while," lifting of alarm" ring: whistle-extended, we patted the dust on the rise, come to return to the city.

不一会，“解除警报”响了：汽笛拉长音，大家就起身拍拍尘土，络绎不绝地返回市里。

After a short while, an awfully1 hungry man walked over, with his head covered by his sleeve and his shoes tied up with strings2.

不一会儿，一个饿得发慌的人，用衣袖蒙着头，用绳子绑着鞋，昏昏沉沉地走了过来。

They talked for a short while and then went home together.

他们谈了一会儿，以后一同回家。

He went back for his coat a short while ago.

刚才他回去拿他的上衣了。

I'm just going to lie down for a short while.

我只要躺一小会儿就行了。

The cabin has a flat stone for a threshold.

这间小屋用一条扁平的石头做门槛。

A piece of flat stone, a bowl of water, and a brush compose an easy set of fundamental elements for Song Dong.

表面略平的石头，一铜碗水，毛笔，构成宋冬作品的三大要素。

The wall was surmounted by a flat stone without a coping.

墙头上铺了平石板，不带椽条。

The central area is filled with grinders, anvils and lots of flat stone pieces.

遗迹中心由磨盘、石砧与多块扁平石块构成。

The small crew of men working on the construction at the front section of the mosque were chipping away at a piece of flat stone that appeared to be for an intricate window frame.

有一小队工人正忙着装修清真寺的前部，他们正一点点雕凿一块看起来要做窗户内框的平板石。

He skimmed a flat stone over the water.

他抛出一块扁平石头使之掠过水面。

Maybe we could do a collaboration with the EMG gallery, possibly painting on some of the flat stone samples?

大石馆进行合作，比如，在一些石材样板上作画？

As the process developed; metal plates were used instead of stones, cylinder was used to mount the plate instead of a flat bed for the stone, the term remained as it was.

尽管各样改进：金属版式代替石版，版圆筒代替平台的版床，这个名称保持不变。

' Let's stay here tonight, Angel,' said Tess, lying down on a flat stone which was still warm from the day's sunshine.

安吉尔，我们今晚就待在这儿吧！苔丝说着，躺在了一块平坦的石头上，石头还留有白天日照时吸收的余温。

There were some blankets on a flat stone where the man slept.

在那人睡觉的石板上放着几条毛毯。

Practitioners would use a mallet, chisel and metal straight edge to create a flat surface in the stone or rock. It wasn't until the 20th century that things changed a bit.

习艺人会用木槌、凿子和金属直边工具在石块或岩石上塑造平面，手艺代代相传，直到20世纪机器的出现。