The ship will be taken out of service within two years.
那艘船将在两年之内退役。
I'll try not to take up to much of your time.
我会尽量不占用你太多时间。
May I take up a few minutes of your valuable time?
我能占用你几分钟宝贵的时间么？
It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。
I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time.
我知道您肯定特别忙，我当然不想占用您太多的时间。