1·Writing the book took ten months of hard slog.
这本书是苦熬十个月写出来的。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·It took ten guardsmen to overpower him.
动用了10个守卫才将他制服。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours.
面试只用了十分钟，但觉得像几个小时似的。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·He took ten and went on working.
他小憨片刻后继续工作。
5·The whole excursion took ten hours.
整个短途旅游花了十个小时。
6·The whole excursion took ten hours.
这次远足一共花了十个小时。
7·This magnum opus took ten years to complete.
这部巨著历时十年方始告成。
8·The collection of these stamps took ten years.
收集这些邮票花了十年的时间。
9·It took ten cars to bear the wedding guests away.
用了十辆汽车才把参加婚礼的客人们送走。
10·I then took ten of my own servants and we did all of that.
然后，我就从我父的仆人中挑选了十个来做这一切。