As an ancient country, China's history stretches over five thousand years.

中国是一个古老的国家，其历史延续了五千年。

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For more than five thousand years Chinese doctors have used needles to fight illness.

在五千多年的时间里，中国医生使用针来对抗疾病。

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Did this drop fall patiently during five thousand years to be ready for this flitting human insect's need?

五千年来，这滴水不厌其烦地滴落，是为了满足这个可怜虫的需要吗？

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Other experts say glass making first started four to five thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, present day Iraq and Syria.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection covers five thousand years of human culture from all over the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Added to this geological wonderland is the legacy of five thousand years of human occupation.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

This they say can be done easily using satellites to track where these large boats go and to ensure they're not destroying wildlife that's almost five thousand years old.

BBC: Mundo | Aprenda ingl��s | Destrucci��n de los arrecifes de coral

Human-rights groups estimate that more than five thousand people have disappeared in Mexico in the past five years.

NEWYORKER: The Kingpins