不过花了几千年
“and developing their own civilization.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
发展出自己的文明
“to building their own cities”
不过花了几千年
“and developing their own civilization.”
几千年的时间
“In just a few thousand years,”
“A few millennia is actually remarkably fast for an entire civilization to develop.”
Chinese historical discourse frequently spans thousands of years naturally, reflecting a long uninterrupted cultural perspective.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
only; merely
Placed before quantities or time spans to emphasize that the amount or duration is small or insignificant.
took several thousand years
A common construction using 花 (to spend/take) followed by a duration of time.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Who would've thought? After 1,000 years,”
“at the Purong Hotel.”
“Far too long ago.”
“Therefore, a thousand years later,”
“has a heritage of a thousand years.”
“is no more than 50 years.”