twenty years

Palau has only been an independent nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection.

帕劳成为一个独立的国家只有20年，但在保护环境方面己有长久的历史。

We have lived in the same house for twenty years.

我们在同一座房子里住了二十年了。

Our chief salesman has been connected with the shoes trade for twenty years.

我们的营销主任已经做了20年的鞋业贸易。

The loan is repayable over twenty years.

这笔贷款要在20年内还清。

He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.

他蹲了二十年监狱以后终于获得了自由。

The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years

该特工人员为东德做了20多年的间谍。

How time flies! without knowing it, twenty years have passed.

时光过得真快，一晃二十年了。

They met again after a gap of twenty years.

他们阔别二十年后又见面了。

They talked about their life in Beijing twenty years ago.

他们谈到了20年前在北京的生活。

He was jailed for twenty years.

他被判了20年监禁。

We've been here twenty years, near enough.

我们在这里待了差不多二十年了。

It's twenty years since I've seen her.

我已经二十年没见她了。

After living among the natives for twenty years, the painter forgot his own language and civilized ways of life.

那位画家在当地人群中生活了20年之后忘了自己的语言并忘记了文明的生活方式。

Twenty years ago, the Urban Land Institute defined the two types of cities that dominated the US landscape: smaller cities that operated around standard 9-5 business hours and large metropolitan areas that ran all 24 hours of the day.

二十年前，美国城市土地学会定义了美国国土上两种主流的城市类型:实行朝九晚五商业时间的小城市和一天24小时运转的大城市大都市。

She has taught in this university for twenty years.

她在这所大学教书已有20个春秋。

Science has made great advances during the last twenty years.

近20年来科学有了很大进步。

Twenty years ago singer-songwriter John Prine released his first album.

20年前创作型歌手约翰·普林发行了他的第一张专辑。

She and her old friend met up after twenty years.

20年后她偶然碰到了她的老朋友。

After twenty years as a chain smoker Mr Nathe has given up the habit.

当了20年的烟鬼后，纳特先生戒了烟。

The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.

这个工厂二十年前就废弃了。

Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago? Twenty years ago?

从经济上来讲，我们是否比十年前或者二十年前更富裕呢?

That was twenty years ago.

距今已有20年.

The bank has threatened to call in all money lent more than twenty years ago.

银行威胁要收回二十多年前所有借出去的钱。

Dave and I go back twenty years.

我和戴夫相识有二十年了。

Owing to the reason known to all the relations between the two people were suspended for over twenty years.

由于众所周知的原因，两国人民间的关系中断了20多年。

Twenty years later, it was purposefully dropped to make way for "Negro."

20年后,人们故意弃用了这个词，改用“Negro”。

The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years.

这个政党已牢牢掌握大权二十多年。

Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives ．

在过去的二十年里,我们在健康、发展和能源方面共同努力的经验是我们生活中最有价值的部分之一。

In twenty years of marriage he has only taken two proper vacations.

结婚二十年里，他只像样地度过两次假。

I was twenty years old and ready for anything.

我当时二十岁，什么都愿意去做。