For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
多年来，英国电影业一味模仿好莱坞。
For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.
数年来，表演教学一直被蒙上神秘的色彩。
For years the family had been victimized by racist neighbours.
多年来这家人因邻居怀有种族偏见而饱受欺凌。
For years the Apple II had been the workhorse in schools across America.
过去很多年里苹果II一直是全美学校的主要电脑。
For years the army was the most powerful political force in the country.
多年来军队都是该国最强大的政治势力。
For years the country has tried to block imports of various cheap foreign products.
多年以来，这个国家曾试图阻止多种外国廉价产品的进口。
For years the index rarely breached 20.
多年来，该指数极少突破20。
For years the second solar boat had been considered too fragile uncover.
多年以来，第二艘太阳船被认为太易碎而不适合挖掘出来。
And for years the so-called shadow banking system thrived, away from prying eyes.
几年后，远离公众目光的荫蔽银行系统开始兴盛。
For years the in-boxes of all office workers have been overflowing with unread e-mails.
数年来，上班族的邮箱中充斥着一堆未读邮件。
For years the web has flourished by making information accessible to anyone online, anywhere.
多年来，网络的蓬勃发展离不开信息的无障碍传输。
For years the interpretation of that data has been that boys are an asset to a marriage and girls are somehow a liability.
几年来，对数据的解读一直显示男孩是婚姻的财产，而女孩是婚姻的债务。
Yet for years the banks countered that instances of bad behaviour were isolated and that, anyway, they were not breaking any laws.
但几年来，英国银行反对说不良行为的发生只是极少数的，毕竟还么有违反任何法律。
For years the streets of Tehran have been filled with young men making exuberant experiments with quiffs and stiffly gelled manes.
多年来德黑兰街头遍布着用刘海和发胶变花样的的年轻人。
For years the natural gas drilling industry has decried the lack of data that could prove-or disprove-that drilling can cause drinking water contamination.
多年来，天然气钻探行业公开反对“钻探导致水质恶化”的谴责，认为没有什么数据能够证明或否认这个结论。
For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.
多年来这对夫妻间紧张起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。
For years, the U. S. has experienced a shortage of registered nurses.
多年来，美国都面临着注册护士短缺的情况。
But for years, the default of the United States Patentand Trademark Office has been to grant software patents even when they areimpossibly broad or utterly confusing.
但是数年以来，美国专利和商标局的采取放任态度，已经让软件专利泛滥，哪怕他们一无所用或者完全混乱。
For years, the two Banks closely mimicked each other, expanding in Spain, which is still the main source of profits, and in Latin America.
几年来，两家银行一直相互密切模仿：在西班牙和拉美进行业务扩张；其中西班牙仍旧是其盈利主要来源。
For years, the Catholic Church in America has struggled to find new clergy.
多年来，美国天主教会一直在努力寻找新的神职人员。
For years, the service has had neither the will nor the resources to police the industry.
很多年来，该委员会既没有意愿也没有足够的手段来监督这个行业。
For years, the Chinese educational system has been gearing up to meet the demand for software engineers who can compete in the global marketplace.
多年以来，中国的教育系统正在为满足对能够参与国际市场竞争的软件工程师的需要不断努力着。
While scientists have had evidence of water on Mars for years, the previous general conclusion was that it was all frozen.
尽管科学家多年来一直都有证据证明火星上有水，但是之前普遍认为水全都结成冰。
For years, the country's economic power has been shifting to states such as Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia and Nevada.
这些年来，美国的经济实力已逐渐向科罗拉多、北卡罗来纳、弗吉尼亚和内华达州转移。
While other multinationals have deployed huge financial and management resources to make inroads in China for years, the company started an expansion push only last year.
尽管其它跨国企业为了进入中国，多年来投入了巨大的财力和管理资源，但苹果去年才开始启动其扩张计划。
For years, the Strait of malacca-a narrow but vital waterway between Malaysia and indonesia-was bedeviled by buccaneers.
多年以来，马六甲海峡——一条狭窄但至关重要的航路，处于马来西亚和印度尼西亚之间——海盗猖獗肆虐。
For years, the explanation for weight gain was straightforward: it was all about energy balance, or calories-in versus calories-out.
多少年来，对于人们变胖的解释一直很直白：这都是能量平衡惹的祸，或者说是摄入热量与消耗热量之间的对决。
For years, the explanation for weight gain was straightforward: it was all about energy balance, or calories-in versus calories-out.
多少年来，对于人们变胖的解释一直很直白：这都是能量平衡惹的祸，或者说是摄入热量与消耗热量之间的对决。
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