我花了一些时间才适应我的继父。

It took me some time to get used to my stepfather.

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在回想了我的经历后，我花了一些时间给自己写了一些建议。

Thinking back what I've experienced, I took some time to write myself some advice.

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我花了一些时间起床，然后很快地洗漱完毕。

I take my time waking up,but then I wash up quickly.

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Drew and I spent a summer, parts of the last summer, thinking about this.

去年暑假，我和Drew花了一些时间，思考这个问题。

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I actually took the time to read a few books about him.

我确实花了点时间细读了一些关于他的书籍。

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