| 1. | He's been perfectly harmless for nine years .
九年来他一直老老实实。 |
| 2. | It's disease of the last five thousand years .
这是五千年来的病症。 |
| 3. | He had a cottage in the country for years .
好多年来他在乡间有一幢小型别墅。 |
| 4. | Prices have risen steadily during the past decade .
过去十年来物价一直上涨。 |
| 5. | I have been riding these trails for 40 years .
40年来一直骑自行车走这条小路。 |
| 6. | His services have been overlooked for years .
他的功绩好几年来都没有人注意到。 |
| 7. | For millions of years, the area was highly volcanic .
这个地区几百万年来火山活动强烈。 |
| 8. | Last summer was the wettest on record for 50 years .
刚过去的这个夏季是50年来最潮湿的。 |
| 9. | For so many years she had shown him a rare devotion .
许多年来，她对他表示出少有的忠贞。 |
| 10. | For 40 years this device underwent constant improvement .
四十年来，这个器件不断得到改进。 |
