I was at the pains of making ropes and cables, by twisting ten, twenty, or thirty of the thickest and strongest of theirs.
我绞尽脑汁地制作绳索和缆索,将十根、二十根或三十根最粗最结实的绳索和缆绳绞在一起。
七角楼(上)
As he had not been careful to shut the door, Hepzibah was at the pains of closing it after him, with a pettish ejaculation or two about the troublesomeness of young people, and particularly of small boys.