I took up the time admiring my surroundings.

我趁这时欣赏周围的环境。

The excavation of the buried city took a long time.

发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。

It took him a long time to dictate this letter.

口述这封信花了他很长时间。

Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life.

外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。

The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.

律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。

It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.

孩子过了很长时间才停止吵闹。

There's a case of parricide immediately after, which will take them some time.

在您之后，立刻就要办一件弑父案。”

People of different nationalities often take some time to be assimilated into a country.

不同民族的人常常要经过一段时间才能为一个国家的人民所同化。

It took him a long time to get the hang of all the irregular verbs.

他花了很长时间才学会了所有不规则动词。

He’s the seasoned veteran, who has taken the children to the museum many times.

他多次带着孩子参观博物馆，经验十分丰富。

Traveling on foot takes such a long time comparing with modern ways of getting about.

与现代化旅行方式相比, 徒步旅行花的时间太多了。

He economized by using trams instead of taking a taxi every time he went to school.

他上学搭电车而不坐出租汽车, 以节省钱。

She will be leaving the country soon, so if you want to ask her anything you must take time gby the forelock and do it now.

她很快就会离开本国，如果你想向她请求什么就得抓紧时机，立刻行动。

Make law use: Grind steatitic, licorice first end, take 10 grams every time, with cloth bag hind puts arenaceous bowl, decoct juice castration is wrapped, join rice to boil congee.

先将滑石、甘草研末，每次取10克，用布包后放入砂锅，煎汁去药包，加入粳米煮粥。