a short break

基本解释

After a short break the play continued.
经过短暂的休息以后，戏继续上演。
I was visiting my sister for a short break when an evening that started out with expectations of fun and dancing, left me seriously injured after an attempted rape and murder.
那是一个短假，我正在探访姐姐。一天晚上，本期待着共聚与跳舞的快乐的我，却遭到一次试图先奸后杀，造成了严重的伤害。
Fortunately, studies have shown that taking a short break—even as brief as 20 minutes—in a more natural setting can help the brain processes recover from the harms of city life.
所幸的是，研究发现在自然环境中进行短暂的休息调整--即使是短短的20分钟--之后，大脑运作就可以从城市生活的伤害中恢复。

There will be a short break while you say,who cares?"
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