so that gives us time to figure it out.所以我们有充足的时间来想

figure out:想出；解决

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

我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。

I can't figure out why he is absent.

我弄不明白他为什么缺席。

Well, he'll be gone for a few days,他要离开几天

a few:一些(用于可数名词之前)

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

她把她自己的新小说念了几段给我听。

Only a few of my friends were informed about it.

这件事只有我的几个朋友知道

常用短语:

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简单地说(总而言之)

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

约翰很少说话，但也偶尔插几句。