But politics is (takes) a long, long time to make any significant, long-lasting difference."

VOA: special.2010.05.09

And yeah, it takes a long time to get good at it. A lot of fitness, too. A lot of working out.

要想划得熟练需要时间。体能也要好。再加上大量的锻炼。

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Henderson says that is another reason why it takes long time for him to build a guitar.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06