many years

He must have started writing his book a long time ago.

他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。

The curtains will be hanging there for years.

这窗帘将在那里挂很多年。

His illness is a result of breathing in paint fumes over many years.

他的病是多年吸入油漆气体引起的。

It was many years before the full story was made public.

许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。

The disease often goes/ remains undetected for many years.

这种疾病经常潜伏多年而不被察觉。

I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years.

我是贵报多年来的忠实读者。

He returned to Britain in 1939, having resided abroad for many years.

他在国外居住多年以后，于1939年回到了英国。

We kept up a correspondence for many years.

我们保持了很多年的通信联系。

This moment will live in our memory for many years to come.

这一时刻将在我们的记忆中留存许多年。

Mechanization happened years ago on the farms of Islay.

数年前，艾莱的农场就实现了机械化。

It's been a zillion years since I've seen her.

我已经有很多年没见过她了。

He was a personal friend whom I've known for many many years.

他是一位我认识多年的私人朋友。

The disease often goes/remains undetected for many years.

这种疾病经常潜伏多年而不被察觉。

Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story.

多年以后我又重返非洲，不过这是后话了。

He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.

他研究犯罪心理有多年经验.

For many years the atom was believed to be indivisible.

在过去有很多年原子一直被认为是不可分割的.

The London Evening Standard moved offices a few years ago.

《伦敦标准晚报》报址几年前迁走了。

How many years have you been here?

你在这里有多少年了？

It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.

从失去亲人的痛苦中恢复过来可能要花很多年。

Many of these poets appeared in print only long after their deaths.

这些诗人中有很多都是在去世很久以后作品才得以发表的。

For many years prices have remained virtually unchanged.

价格多年来几乎没变。

After so many years she was still instantly recognizable.

过了这么多年，还是一眼就能认出她。

I have kept terms with Tom for many years.

我和汤姆交朋友已有很多年了.

War was followed by many years of austerity.

紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩。

She practised as a barrister for many years.

她从事出庭律师工作多年。

It was the wettest October for many years.

这是多年来下雨最多的一个十月份。

He remained for some years avowedly radical in his political outlook.

他多年来保持公然激进的政治观。

The actor Patrick Stewart is a long-time baldy and proud of it.

演员帕特里克·斯图尔特早就秃头了，为此他还很得意。

Many years elapsed before they met again.

过了许多年他们才再次相见。

A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely.

多年生植物是指能存活很多年的植物。