手术后，甚至连站起来都很费力。

After the surgery, even standing up ___was ___an ___effort.

读完那份冗长的报告是件苦差事。

Getting through that long report ___is ___an ___effort.

举办这个派对有点费劲，但我很高兴我这么做了。

Hosting the party ___was a bit of ___an ___effort, but I'm glad I did it.