it take sb four false starts before英语语法

题目

it take sb four false starts before英语语法
it took him four false starts before he found the courage to do sth.此句中的it take sb four false starts before...是it take sb sometime before+从句的结构吗?four false starts 是指时间吗?怎么翻译?

答案

four false starts 是指 ,4次假的开始,（比如向某位表白把,鼓气勇气,可又有点怕,再鼓气勇气,但不够信心,再试一次,但又缩回去了.）