1.take shortcuts 走捷径
We never take shortcuts. We attend to every detail.
我们永远没有捷径可走，我们必须照料到每一个细节。

2.the sake of expediency 权宜之计
Compromises made now for the sake of expediency cause entropy to build up in your software.
现在为了权宜而做的折衷将导致软件中的熵不断增大。

3.not long after 之后不久
Not long after that he resigned.
那以后不久他就辞职了。