It is going to take a long time to do this work.

做这件工作要花费很长时间。

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It seems like small things shouldn't take a long time to do, changing a diaper for instance, but everything takes so much time when you add it together.

小事情看上去不怎么花时间，像是换尿片，但是把这些事情都加起来所花的时间就相当多了。

youdao

But we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates. As long as they're half full of fruits and vegetables, and paired with lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, we're golden.

但是，我们总还是有时间看一下孩子们的餐盘，只要上面有一半满满的水果蔬菜，精益蛋白质、全麦食品和低脂乳制品各占一小半，我们的任务就完成了。

youdao

You had to be very confident because it was going to take a long time, a fantastic amount of labor, a tremendous amount of money to do that.

你不得不相信,建造一座蜂巢墓要花费很长时间,大量的劳动力,以及庞大的金钱支持

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