He had a devil of a time getting home.

他回家时一路上十分辛苦。

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Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

只是地与海有祸了，因为魔鬼知道自己的时候不多，就气忿忿的下到你们那里去了。

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Here, then, is the superstition of Montfermeil: it is thought that the devil, from time immemorial, has selected the forest as a hiding-place for his treasures.

的迷信。人们都相信，魔鬼远在无可稽考的年代，便已选定当地的森林作为他藏宝的地方。

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For all of his reputation, however, he's had a devil of a time figuring out the American economy.

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