1.a piece of cake 非常容易的事情

The exam paper was a piece of cake.
爸爸吃完最后的一片蛋糕。

Learning English is a piece of cake.
学英语简直是小菜一碟。

Once I've done that, it's a piece of cake.
一旦你做到了这一点，接下来的事情就是小菜一碟。

2.time-consuming adj. 耗时的；旷日持久的

School is the second time-consuming activity for children.
上学是孩子们第二项最耗时的活动。

This operation is relatively time-consuming in die cutting.
这个工序是模切中相对耗时的部分。

But that is technically difficult, and hugely time-consuming.
但这在技术上很困难，并且极为耗时。

3.as far as adv. 至于，直到，远到；就……而言

Mega-deficits as far as the eye can see are bad politics.
在可以预见的未来就出现巨额赤字从政治上说不是好事。

Drag the casualty backward only as far as necessary for his/her safety.
用尽可能使他/她安全的速度向后拖曳伤员。

After all, as far as its logic goes, his position is perfectly defensible.
毕竟，就其逻辑而言，他的立场是完全站得住脚的。