He said it would take longer to convince Afghans that the insurgency is going to fail, because they have been disappointed by the international military effort so far and because many view their government as inconsequential or corrupt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

It might take you a little longer to get through it, but I wanted you to have the same experience.

你们读的话可能要多花些时间了,但我希望你们也能体验相同的乐趣

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

it may take a little bit longer.

时间可能花得久点儿。

小心微型出租车 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

(Laughter) The longer you guys stand there, the longer it's going to take to unload this thing.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

And in fact, one of the lessons you may already be realizing with P sets is that things seem to take twice, three times, four times longer than you actually might think.

从习题集中你可能已经得出的一个教训就是,程序所花的实际时间往往是你开始以为的两倍，三倍，四倍甚至更长。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

It will take you a few hours longer to do this, but it is safer."

VOA: special.2010.06.26

If I have a list ten times longer, it's going to take me more time, so- not a bad guess, I'm still reward you, thank you.

因此答案不对，但是是个不错的猜测，依然要表扬你下，谢谢-,还有人么？恩？线性的？为什么？

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Confederate leaders no longer could find soldiers to take the places of those who left.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

I will, eventually, respond to Professor Kagan, but the synapses take a bit longer for that.

当然最后，我会回应卡刚教授这个称呼，但是，那会久一点。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Sid sneered. 'But to make sure nobody'll let you out, I'll just take this key along.'" "When Nancy could no longer hear the tramp of his heavy boots she was sure Sid had left the house.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

And that right now we can no longer afford to incarcerate, see, more than two million people, and take them not only out of workforce, but keeping them away from information of knowledge of literacy.

现在，我们已没有能力,去限制两亿人口，让他们，脱离劳动力，让他们脱离信息,知识或文化素养。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

Rebuilding will take much longer. High school teacher Vasa Siu says he reassures his students that they are safe.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

They cost more and they take a longer time.

它需要花费更多金钱与时间

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

This is trying to bring security to a hamlet - we pull out, the hamlet no longer has security, and the Taliban take over.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Actually, I often take a little bit longer than I anticipated.

实际上，我花的时间常常要比我预期的长。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But recounting and certifying the results are expected to take some weeks,if not longer.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Sometimes I take a little bit longer than I anticipated.

有时候我花的时间比预期的要长些。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

"And the more aggressive you get, the more likely you'll stumble and the more likely that that recovery from these false expectations will take that much longer."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

I don't actually know exactly what it would take, but you just cut off and snip the relevant nerve endings so that we're no longer able to engage in that higher order thinking.

我不知道手术到底怎样做，但只要切除相关的神经末梢,让我们无法进行,更高层次的思维。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

In the worst-case scenario it could take six months or longer,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

And the more that the Afghans can take responsibility for security, the less our coalition forces will be needed in the longer term, and the sooner our troops will come home,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.14