lián / xù / gōng / zuò / shí / jǐ / gè / xiǎo / shí / hòu / tā / yǐ / jīng / lì / jié / zhǐ / hǎo / xiān / xiū / xī

连续工作十几个小时后，他已经力竭，只好先休息。

After working for more than ten hours straight, he was completely exhausted and had to rest.