I'll discuss this matter with you behind closed doors.
我要跟你私下谈这个事。
We're working fast to try and make up for lost time.
我们正加紧工作以争取补偿失去的时间。
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.