The delicate surgical operation took five hours.

这精细的外科手术花了五个小时。

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It took five strong men to heave it up a ramp and lower it into place.

用了5个壮汉把它拉上斜坡并向下放置到位。

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They took five years to grow their roots.

它花了5年时间来长根。

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Each hot cake was so large that it took five men to eat one.

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He took the In England you have to publish your economic and financial plans of the Government five years in ahead.

他采用的是,在英国参选人必须提前公布,自己的内阁政府在未来,五年的财政计划

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Suppose you are moving after five years, you took out a thirty-year mortgage and you're moving after five years.

假设你已经偿还了五年贷款,你的贷款总期限是30年,你已经还了五年

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These minimalist boxes of striped pinewood are open for their third season and took five years to construct.

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Her solo debut, Dangerously in Love, sold 4 million copies and took five Grammys.

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This year they took five firms public in Asia, including JCI, a wireless provider.

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