In a matter of weeks, the north will be frozen over once again.几周内，冰雪将再次笼罩北方

in a matter of weeks:在几周内

In a matter of weeks,the automobile plant laid off 8,400 workers.

在几个星期的时间里，那家汽车司就解雇了8400名工人。

in a matter of minutes:在几分钟内

It was all over in a matter of minutes.

几分钟就全部结束了。

The taxi will arrive in a matter of minutes.

出租车一会儿就会到.

Their peaceful waterfront has turned into an obstacle course of blubber.原本属于它们的平静海滨变成了一群肥头大耳生物的地盘

turn into:变成

The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad.

这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。

Sometimes miracles can turn into nightmares.

有时候奇迹会变成噩梦.