1. Haroun Tazieff, the Polish scientist, has spent his lifetime studying active volcanoes and deep caves in all parts of the world.
    波兰科学家哈罗恩.塔捷耶夫花了毕生的精力来研究世界各地的活火山和探洞。

2. He had spent eighteen years in planning for that wonderful voyage which he made across the Atlantic Ocean.
    为了这次横渡大西洋的惊人航行，他准备了18年。

3. Home schooling could change children's relations with their peers and older people because of long periods spent with their parents.
    家庭学校可能改变孩子们与同龄人和大人的关系，因为孩子和家长待在一起的时间很长。

4. Drew spent two years creating a tape that stuck just enough. We know it now as masking tape.
    德鲁花了两年的时间发明了一种粘度恰到好处的胶带，就是我们今天的防护胶带。

5. Althogh he spent many hours daily in the apiary, he was seldom stung by a bee.
    尽管他每天有很多时间待在养蜂房里, 但他很少被蜂螫伤。

6. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
    我总是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空着袋子回家。

7. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
    由于邻居们对狗叫很有意见，所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来。

8. As I came up to his chair, he spent about three minutes in putting out his tongue at me.
    我来到他椅子前，他伸出舌头冲着我达三分钟之久，

9. "The camera and the film became clear to me. In my mind they were so real that I spent several hours describing them."
    "照相机和胶片对于我变得清晰可见。在我的脑海里，它们如此真实，我只用了几个小时就将它们描述了出来。"

10. "I sent ... my family ... home ... tonight ... didn't want ... them ... to see ..." Having spent her last ounce of strength she cannot go on, but I have understood what she has done.
    "今天……我让……家里人……都……回家……不想……他们……看见……" 她耗尽了最后的那点力气，再也说不下去了。但我已然明白她做了些什么。