历时五年方才落成
“It took five years to complete.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
又特意命人从苏州 寻了巧匠来设计
“He also sent for craftsmen all the way from Suzhou to design it.”
历时 五年方才落成
“It took five years to complete.”
难怪 要是我也能 在这么好的地方 读书就好了
“No wonder. If only I could study in such a wonderful place like this.”
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“has been established for nearly half a century.”
“is no more than 50 years.”
“It took me 15 years…”
“That long?”
“it'll probably take at least another year or more.”
“More than a year has passed.”