I composed this statement myself, and it took a good many hours' concentration.

我自己写了发言稿，花了我很长时间的精力。

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It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a good dancer.

他花了很长时间才掌握了成为一名优秀舞蹈家所需要的技能。

youdao

He took a good scolding about clodding Sid, and did not seem to mind it in the least.

为了他用土块砸希德的事，他被狠狠地骂了一顿，但他似乎一点也不介意。

youdao

And it took a good deal of training to show to the staff members that that's really not necessarily right."

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Suddenly it was the Latics who were back on top and it took a good save from Green to keep out Charles N'Zogbia's free-kick.

BBC: West Ham 3-2 Wigan

The batting of Maddy and Westwood put the team's earlier efforts into perspective and it took a good leg-side catch by Geraint Jones to separate them as Westwood went for 47.

BBC: SPORT | Cricket | Counties | McLaren leaves Bears on back foot

"I breastfed both of my kids and it took me a good three weeks before I figured it out, " said Rene Syler, who wrote about the issue on her website Goodenoughmother.com.

MSN: New York's pro-breastfeeding stance draws criticism