这些房子在五年前就确定要拆除了。

The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago.

居住五年后可申请公民资格。

You can apply for citizenship after five years' residency.

这家银行把个人计算机分五年折旧。

The bank depreciates PCs over a period of five years.

法官判他五年监禁。

The judge sentenced him to five years in prison.

他的妻子不幸于五年前去世了。

His wife, unhappily, died five years ago.

下一个场面是描述故事中五年后的情况。

The next scene takes the story forward five years.

他感染艾滋病病毒五年以后，患上了完全型艾滋病。

He developed full-blown AIDS five years after contracting HIV.

未来还需要再学五年，真是让人厌烦。

The prospect of studying for another five years was distinctly unappealing.

新税种的有效施行期限为五年。

There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.

五年后，他就决定完全放弃了。

After five years, he decided to jack it all in.

他被关押了五年。

He was sent to prison for five years.

他因为反对那个政权而过了五年的铁窗生活。

He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime.