Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.

去年的数字简直是灾难。

I'm a little short of money now.

我现在钱不够用。

That is little short of open scorn.

那简直就是公然藐视。

I am a little short of ideas at present.

我现在几乎快想出一些点子了。

Our escape was little short of miraculous.

我们能够逃出来简直是奇迹。