Could you take a monent to freshen up first? you don't want to go into the meeting smelling like that!
你可不可以先去清醒一会儿?你也不希望带着这样的一身气味去开会吧!
at any rate for short periods -- that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.
至少在短期内如此 -- 跑跑、跳跳、踢踢球是对一个民族品德素质的检验。