short book

He has compiled his thoughts on life in a short book to be published next week.

他将自己对生活的想法写成了一本小书,下周即将出版.

This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.

这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。

Strictly speaking, the book is not a novel, but a short story.

严格说来，这部小说不能算长篇，而是短篇。

The book has been developed from a short story.

这本书由一篇短篇小说扩展而成.

It was a short book and she read it in one night.

那本书很薄，她一个晚上就看完了。

The guide book contains a short write-up of each hotel.

指南上有对每个饭店的简评。

His book originated from a short story.

他的书是根据一个短篇小说撰写的.

I gave it to him ages ago and it's quite a short book.

我很早以前就把这本书给他了,而且书很短.