And, I am just surprised that it took so long quite frankly.

坦率地说，此案拖了这么久，我真的感到吃惊。

youdao

The boy was always late because it took so long to get dressed.

这个男孩因花太长时间穿衣服总是迟到。

youdao

Don’t ask me why it took so long to tackle this problem within the free software community!

不要问我为什么自由软件社区解决这个问题花了那么长时间！

youdao

"And,I am just surprised that it took so long quite frankly."

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

We're exhausting all possibilities. And then choosing the winner. Well, that's what the slow thief tried. Unfortunately it took so long that before he finished the owner returned home, called the police and the thief ended up in jail.

我们穷举了所有可能方案,然后选择最优方案,这就是动作慢的贼的方案,不幸的是它在失主回家之前，要花上了太长的时间。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

So it took a long time for the twenty books that we have to get settled on. And we'll talk about how that actually happened,also,still.

所以很长一段时间之后那27本书,才最终被确定下来，我们会谈及,那是如何实现的。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

He wants to know why it took so long and involved so many officers and resources.

BBC: Care home inquiry: Dr Prana Das will not stand trial

We should be wondering how, exactly, it took so long to bring this to a resolution.

FORBES: What Will Happen Now that Bin Laden is Dead?

California regulators had trouble explaining why it took so long for them to move.

FORBES: Charity Regulators (Finally) Eye Overvaluation Of Donated Goods