它花了我一些时间，找到导致这种状况的原因。

It took me some time to work out what was causing this.

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解决这个问题花了我一些时间。

C. It took me some time to solve this problem.

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我多希望我身边有一些！威廉，今天猴子们花了很长时间才出来。

How I wished I had some with me! William, the monkeys are taking long to come out today.

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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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