For a fraction of a second he stood, irresolute, in front of Hagrid's door.

他站那里不到一分钟工夫，犹疑不决，就海格门前。

They were really geared up to get that kid.

他们为了领养那孩子 下了不少工夫。

Harry's arms and legs were soon covered in small cuts and scratches.

才一会儿工夫，哈利的手臂和腿上就布满了细小的口子和划痕。

Were the same fair prospect to arise at present, as had flattered them a year ago, every thing, she was persuaded, would be hastening to the same vexatious conclusion.

想起了一年以前，她们曾经满怀希望，沾沾自喜，如今虽然眼见得又是好，然而只消一转眼的工夫，便会万落空，徒感懊丧。

The offal fad competed with one for molecular gastronomy, with its spheres of olive juice, then gave way to farm-to-table cooking, which painstakingly detailed the provenance of every radish in a salad.

这股动物内脏潮与流行的分子料理（用橄榄汁做出小球）展开了竞争，后又让位于“农场直达餐桌”菜肴，这类菜肴会煞费工夫地详细说明沙拉中每一个萝卜的来源。

" Ah! " said Mr Tumnus in a rather melancholy voice, " if only I had worked harder at geography when I was a little Faun, I should no doubt know all about those strange countries. It is too late now."

“啊！”图姆纳斯先生的当忧郁，“我小的时候要是能多地理上用点工夫就好了，那样我就能知道所有那些奇怪的国家。现已经太晚啦。”

I don't have time for the prologue.

我可没工夫听你废话。

Do you know how hard I worked to bring dead birds home for this family?

你知不知道我为了这个家，费了多少工夫才把它带回来？

But when I was done it took forever to clean off.

但是拍完后 卸妆费了很大工夫。

Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were soon covered with colorful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silkware.

大船还末下锚，小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸，铜咖啡壶及手工制作的漂亮的银器。

Soon after, Meg saw Mr Brooke by the door.

一会儿工夫，麦格看见布鲁克先生站门口。

“There's just no point talking to a Petrified person, ” she said, and they had to admit she had a point when they'd taken their seats next to Hermione.

“跟一个被石化的人谈话，完全是白费工夫。”她说。当他们赫敏床边的褥子上落座后，不得不承认庞弗雷夫人说得对。

Mr Brown low walked up and down his room for several minutes, deep in thought.

有几分钟工夫，布朗洛先生屋里来回地踱着步，陷入了深思。

The colour went from his face and be looked old and sick.

他脸上顿时变了颜色，一眨眼工夫变得衰老而虚弱。

In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.

不到1分钟的工夫，它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。

Baby animals are a lot of work.

动物宝宝都需要花很多工夫照顾。

Transforming plant molecules into something that resembles meat takes effort.

将植物分子转化为类似肉的东西要花点工夫。

“That's not ages, that's like a second to Nicolas Flamel.”

“不是好几百年，对尼可·勒梅来说，只是一眨眼的工夫。”

The more we activate these gratitude circuits, the less effort it takes to stimulate those pathways the next time, and the stronger those pathways become.

我们越经常激活这些感恩回路，下次刺激这些通路所需的工夫就越少，这些通路就会变得越强大。

Well, perhaps you haven't been looking hard enough.

可也许你还没有下工夫去找。