Yet, it can take years to take that goal to the finish line.
然而，实现这一目标可能需要数年时间。
Even if you study every day, it can take years to master some languages.
即使你每天学习，掌握某一门语言也要花数年的时间。
If an acquisition is large, it can take years for companies to integrate.
如果收购是大型的，合并要花费好多年。
The cost of learning a language isn't money but your time. It can take years.
学一门外语不一定要花钱，但一定要花时间。有时甚至会花上几年。
It only takes a few seconds to hurt people you love, and it can take years to heal.
伤害你爱的人只需要几秒钟，但是治愈受伤的心却需要很多年。
Tornados don't last long-anywhere from 20 seconds to an hour, but it can take years to recover from the devastation.
龙卷风持续的时间不长——从20秒到一个小时不等——但其带来的破坏则需要数年才能恢复。
This is called 'The Knowledge' by London cab drivers and it can take years of study and practice to get 'The Knowledge'.
这就是所谓的'伦敦出租车司机的知识'，它需要利用几年时间学习和实践获得'知识'。
Because some of us who have never run a project before may not realize it can take years to go from an idea to a workable prototype.
我们中间有些人从来没负责过什么项目，他们可能还不知道没个好几年是无法将一个创意变成可投入生产的样品的。
They may be worried that you're in for aletdown once you realize that it can take years and even decades for your bestefforts to bear fruit.
他们或许在担忧，一到那你认识到可能要经过多年，甚至更长时间待你收获奋斗的果实时，你会失望。
And of course, government is darned hard: even when you make the right decision-to close guantanamo, for instance-it can take years to put into effect.
当然了，施政总归是不容易的：即便你做了正确的决策- - -比方说，关闭关塔纳摩监狱- - -这个决策也要好几年才能得到实施。
Deceptively easy to learn, either for a computer or a human, it is a game of such depth and complexity that it can take years for a person to become a strong player.
欺骗地容易学会，或为计算机或人，这是这可能花费几年使人适合一个坚强的球员这样的深度和复杂的赛。
San Francisco's onerous permit process (which means it can take years before new constructions break ground), as well as its strict zoning laws, have limited the supply of new dwellings.
旧金山取得许可证特别麻烦（新项目动工需要多年），加上分区法严格，都限制了新居的供应。
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.
从失去亲人的痛苦中恢复过来可能要花很多年。
Take your money with you, you can buy a bed for it and clothes for many years.
带着你的钱，你可以买个床铺和多年穿的衣服。
It is widely accepted that smiling and regular exercise can take years off a person.
人们普遍认为微笑和定期运动可以使人显得年轻。
It can take months, or even years, for a book to go from an idea to a finished product.
一本书从构思到完成可能需要几个月、甚至几年的时间。
Every year, over 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans, and it can take up to 500 years to break down.
每年，有超过800万吨的塑料最终进入海洋，它们需要500年的时间才能分解。
When homeowners replace a working oil system, it can take five or ten years, if not longer, to get their money back in fuel savings.
当住户们替换掉一个燃油设备后，他们如果不用等更久的话，那么在五年或者七年时间里就能拿回因节约燃料而得到的补偿的钱。
You can take everything from the last ten years of 3.091 and make it microdots.
你还能包含3。091最近十年的内容,然后把他做成微点。
These laws really haven't settled anything; it will take years of regulatory implementation before their full impact can be determined.
这些法律着实没有解决任何事情；在监管实施多年后，才能确定它的全部影响。
It can take a hundred years to grow a few centimetres.
它可以在几百年的时间里只生长几厘米。
Debt repayment can be slow; even under a court order, it can take up to ten years.
偿还债务可能很慢，即使有法院命令也可能超过十年。
But it will take many years of concerted efforts amongst scientists and massive computer processing power before it can be realised.
这个工作不是一两年就能完成的，它不仅需要不同领域的研究人员协同努力，还需要一个功率很牛的计算机。
Once it does, appeals can take years to exhaust.
一旦宣判，要用尽各种上诉途径可以花上几年的时间。
It can take up to 20 years for a Beluga Sturgeon to reach its maximum size and they can weigh up to 2 tonnes.
它们要长到极限尺度得花20年，那时它们可以达到2吨重。
“It could take years to clarify under what circumstances firms can fire workers and pay only 20 days’ compensation, ” says Luis Garicano, of the London School of Economics.
伦敦经济学院的经济学家LuisGaricano说：“需要花费几年的时间去澄清这个前提条件，即在什么样的环境下，企业能在解雇员工时仅付给20天的补偿费。
"It could take years to clarify under what circumstances firms can fire workers and pay only 20 days' compensation," says Luis Garicano, of the London School of Economics.
伦敦经济学院的经济学家Luis Garican o说：“需要花费几年的时间去澄清这个前提条件，即在什么样的环境下，企业能在解雇员工时仅付给20天的补偿费。”
It will take years of regulatory implementation before their full impact can be determined.
在监管实施多年后，才能确定它的全部影响。
It will take years of regulatory implementation before their full impact can be determined.
在监管实施多年后，才能确定它的全部影响。
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