1.take shortcuts 走捷徑
We never take shortcuts. We attend to every detail.
我們永遠沒有捷徑可走,我們必須照料到每一個細節。
2.the sake of expediency 權宜之計
Compromises made now for the sake of expediency cause entropy to build up in your software.
現在為了權宜而做的折衷將導致軟件中的熵不斷增大。
3.not long after 之后不久
Not long after that he resigned.
那以后不久他就辭職了。