" Well, then, spend the next twenty-four hours in an intensive study of Chinese pottery" .

“那么，接下来的二十四小时，你要深入研究中国陶艺。”

But I had to be sure of the position of the book, and I knew I had only a few minutes in which to act, for my time was limited by your knowledge of Chinese pottery.

但我必须确定这本书的位置， 而且我知道我只有几分钟的时间来行动， 因为由于你对中国陶器的了解， 我的时间有限。