They took five years to grow their roots.
它花了5年时间来长根。
The ambitious study took five years to complete.
这个宏大的研究需要5年才能完成。
The Basel 2 accords took five years to negotiate.
巴塞尔2协议花费5年谈判。
It took five years to build and, after opening in 2008, doubles as a movie set.
工程历时5年，2008年竣工后也成为了影视基地。
Fifty-seven percent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in four years. Thirty-nine percent took five years.
57%的毕业生花费四年的时间获得学士学位，39%的毕业生花费五年的时间。
I took five years of voice lessons.
我上过5年的声乐课。
It took five years to drill down to bedrock.
耗时五年才钻到了基岩。
The whole project took five years to complete.
该项目总耗时五年完成。
But actually identifying the protein was a laborious process that took five years.
但是，实际上鉴别这些蛋白是一个花了五年时间的辛勤过程。
Yet it took five years before the Dreyfusards secured a second military trial, at which the captain was again found guilty, this time after the top brass forged evidence against him.
然而，德雷福斯一案历经五年才获得第二次军事审判机会，这次，在高级军官出示的伪证下，德雷福斯上尉再次被判有罪。
Yet it took five years before the Dreyfusards secured a second military trial, at which the captain was again found guilty, this time after the top brass forged evidence against him.
然而，德雷福斯一案历经五年才获得第二次军事审判机会，这次，在高级军官出示的伪证下，德雷福斯上尉再次被判有罪。
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