The enormity of the project suggests work lasted several months at least, probably several years, which makes it unfeasible that it might be Kidd's treasure.

这项浩大的工程至少花费了几个月甚至几年的时间，那么这就不可能是基德埋藏宝物的地方。

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In 1991, Bosnia and Herzegovina joined several republics of the former Yugoslavia and declared independence, which triggered a civil war that lasted for four years.

1991年，波斯尼亚和黑山联合几个前南斯拉夫的加盟共和国宣布独立，随之引发了一场长达四年的内战。

youdao

In 2000,confrontations at the site of the al-Aqsa mosque and the Western Wall sparked a bloody, Palestinian uprising known as the Second Intifada, which lasted for several years.

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