so that gives us time to figure it out.所以我們有充足的時間來想

figure out:想出；解決

I can't figure out why he quit his job.

我琢磨不透他為什么要辭掉工作。

I can't figure out why he is absent.

我弄不明白他為什么缺席。

Well, he'll be gone for a few days,他要離開幾天

a few:一些(用于可數名詞之前)

She read me a few extracts from her own new novel.

她把她自己的新小說念了幾段給我聽。

Only a few of my friends were informed about it.

這件事只有我的幾個朋友知道

常用短語:

not a few不少(很多)

Not a few of my friends are vegetarian.

我朋友中不少人吃素。

in a few words簡單地說(總而言之)

John didn't say much but chipped in a few words.

約翰很少說話，但也偶爾插幾句。