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361. 他在外地浮了多年，一直想找个机会回老家安定下来。

     tā zài wài​dì fú le duō nián, yī​zhí xiǎng zhǎo gè jī​huì huí lǎo​jiā ān​dìng xià​lai.

     He drifted around elsewhere for many years, always wanting to find a chance to settle down in his hometown.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

362. 经过多年的努力，他终于逃离了那个犯罪集团的魔爪。

     jīng​guò duō nián de nǔ​lì, tā zhōng​yú táo​lí le nà​gè fàn​zuì jí​tuán de mó​zhǎo.

     After years of effort, he finally escaped the clutches of that criminal organization.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

363. 这部长篇小说是这位作家花费多年心血完成的力作。

     zhè bù cháng​piān xiǎo​shuō shì zhè wèi zuò​jiā huā​fèi duō nián xīn​xuè wán​chéng de lì​zuò.

     This novel is a masterpiece that the author spent many years of painstaking effort to complete.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

364. 即使在城市生活多年，他依然保持着劳动人民的本色。

     jí​shǐ zài chéng​shì shēng​huó duō nián, tā yī​rán bǎo​chí zhe láo​dòng rén​mín de běn​sè.

     Even after living in the city for years, he still maintains the true qualities of a working person.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

365. 这家小饭馆虽然面积不大，但已经有五十年的历史了。

     zhèi jiā xiǎo fàn​guǎn suī​rán miàn​jī bù dà, dàn yǐ​jīng yǒu wǔ​shí nián de lì​shǐ le.

     Although this little restaurant is small, it has a history spanning fifty years.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

366. 牛郎和织女每年只有在七夕节这一天，才能在鹊桥相会。

     Niú​láng hé Zhī​nǚ měi nián zhǐ​yǒu zài Qī​xī​jié zhè yī tiān, cái néng zài què​qiáo xiāng​huì.

     The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl can only meet on the Magpie Bridge once a year, on the day of the Qixi Festival.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

367. 他在二十岁那年应征入伍，开始了为期三年的军营生活。

     tā zài èr​shí suì nà nián yìng​zhēng rù​wǔ, kāi​shǐ le wéi​qī sān nián de jūn​yíng shēng​huó.

     He was drafted into the army at the age of twenty and began three years of military life.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

368. 他虽然在城里住了很多年，但依然保持着乡下人的淳朴。

     tā suī​rán zài chéng​lǐ zhù le hěn​duō nián, dàn yī​rán bǎo​chí zhe xiāng​xia rén de chún​pǔ.

     Although he has lived in the city for many years, he still maintains the simplicity of a country person.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

369. 他在申生活了多年，早已把自己当成了一个地道的上海人。

     tā zài Shēn shēng​huó le duō nián, zǎo yǐ bǎ zì​jǐ dàng​chéng le yī gè dì​dao de Shàng​hǎi​rén.

     Having lived in Shanghai for many years, he has long considered himself a true local.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

370. 专家们正在通过研究甲骨文，来破解数千年前的历史谜团。

     zhuān​jiā men zhèng​zài tōng​guò yán​jiū jiǎ​gǔ​wén, lái pò​jiě shù​qiān nián qián de lì​shǐ mí​tuán.

     Experts are studying oracle bone inscriptions to unravel historical mysteries from thousands of years ago.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

371. 这个地方的民俗传统其来攸远，可以一直追溯到几千年前。

     zhè gè dì​fang de mín​sú chuán​tǒng qí​lái​yōu​yuǎn, kě​yǐ yī​zhí zhuī​sù dào jǐ​qiān nián qián.

     The folk traditions of this place are deep-rooted and can be traced back thousands of years.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

372. 他被公司派往玛丽工作了两年，对西非的文化有了深了解。

     tā bèi gōng​sī pài​wǎng Mǎ​lì gōng​zuò le liǎng nián, duì Xī Fēi de wén​huà yǒu le shēn liǎo​jiě.

     He was sent by his company to work in Mali for two years and gained a deep understanding of West African culture.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

373. 他在短短几年内就凭借出色的商业头脑，成为了当地的钢铁大王。

     tā zài duǎn​duǎn jǐ nián nèi jiù píng​jiè chū​sè de shāng​yè tóu​nǎo, chéng​wéi le dāng​dì de gāng​tiě dà​wáng.

     In just a few short years, he became a local steel tycoon by virtue of his outstanding business acumen.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

374. 老夫今年已年过六旬。

     lǎo​fū jīn​nián yǐ nián guò liù xún.

     I am already over sixty years old.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

375. 他的双亲都已年过七旬。

     tā de shuāng​qīn dōu yǐ nián guò qī​xún.

     Both of his parents are over seventy years old.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

376. 别像我一样等上50年。

     bié xiàng wǒ yī​yàng děng shàng50 nián.

     Don't wait 50 years like I did.

     Source: OpenSubtitles

377. 那位老教授已经年过八旬。

     nà wèi lǎo jiào​shòu yǐ​jīng nián guò bā xún.

     That old professor is already over eighty years old.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

378. 他年仅十岁，就能背诵上百首古诗。

     tā nián jǐn shí suì, jiù néng bèi​sòng shàng​bǎi shǒu gǔ​shī.

     At only ten years old, he could recite over a hundred ancient poems.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

379. 他年甫二十，就已经在学术界崭露头角。

     tā nián fǔ èr​shí, jiù yǐ​jīng zài xué​shù​jiè zhǎn​lù​tóu​jiǎo.

     At just twenty years old, he has already made a name for himself in the academic world.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

380. 老人家虽然年过八旬，但精神依然很健旺。

     lǎo​rén​jiā suī​rán nián guò bā xún, dàn jīng​shen yī​rán hěn jiàn wàng.

     Although the old man is over eighty, his spirits are still very robust.

     Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary