1. One, to my certain knowledge, spent nine months on a novel about Kashmir, then reset the whole thing in the Scottish Highlands.
    据我所知，有位作家花了9个月的时间写了一部关克什米尔的小说，后来却把整个故事背景换成了苏格兰高地。

2. Now, Joe Gauld is trying to spread his controversial Character First idea to public, inner-city schools willing to use the tax dollars spent on the traditional program for the new approach.
    现在，乔·高尔德(约瑟夫·高尔德)正试图将他尚有争议的"品德第一"的理念向市中心贫民区的公立学校推广。这些学校愿将用于传统教学计划的税金用于实施这一新的教学方法。

3. He spent a whole afternoon cleaning the house down.
    他花了整个下午，把屋子彻底打扫了一下。

4. He has spent all his earnings.
    他把赚来的钱都花光了。

5. He spent all morning editing his speech.
    他整个上午都在修改他的演讲稿。

6. However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
    但我的热情退了。我花在体操上的时间渐渐地减少。

7. He spent his time philandering with the girls in the village.
    他把时间花在和村子里的姑娘们调情上了.

8. However, my enthusiasm waned. The time I spent at exercises gradually diminished.
    但我的热情退了。我花在体操上的时间渐渐地减少。

9. He spent a miserable day in bed thinking of all the fun he was missing.
    他在床上郁郁不乐地躺了一天，想着他错过的种种欢乐。

10. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
    然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。