I had now been here so long, that many Things which I brought on Shore for my Help, were either quite gone, or very much wasted 'and near spent.
我来到岛上已很久了。我从船里带上岸的许多东西不是用完了，就是差不多快用完了或用坏了。
This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.
这说明他刚适合一种办事规律就又得转向另一种办事规律，是以在他大局限时间里，休息和办事的效率很低。
Mrs Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours.
德思礼太太是一个瘦削的金发女人。她的脖子几乎比正常人长一倍。这样每当她花许多时间隔着篱墙引颈而望、窥探左邻右舍时，她的长脖子可就派上了大用场。
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