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Jahr

ENDE: year Jahr

No, I was here once last year.

Không, tôi năm ngoái đã ở đây rồi. * 023

I have already been unemployed for a year.

Tôi thất nghiệp một năm rồi. * 057

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年 ☊ nián

两年前 ☊ liǎng nián qián

Hallo! Ich heiße Tri. Ich bin dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt. ☊

Xin chào. Anh là Tri. Anh hai mươi ba tuối. ☊ (Lektion 1, Nr. 2)

Nam ist sehr dünn. Sie ist vier Jahre alt. ☊

Nam rất gầy. Nó bốn tuối. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 482)

Lan ist fünfeinhalb Jahre alt und ein bisschen dick. ☊

Lan năm tuối rưỡi và hơi béo. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 483)

Kim ist bereits sieben Jahre alt und geht zur Grundschule. ☊

Kim đã bảy tuối và học tiểu học. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 484)

Sein Großvater spielt jedes Jahr Geige. ☊

Năm nào ông của anh cũng chơi đàn v i-ô-lông. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 574)

Letztes Jahr versuchte sein Bruder, eine 'rockige Weihnacht' zu veranstalten. ☊

Năm ngoái anh trai anh ấy đã thử tố chức một lễ Giáng sinh theo phong cách rock. ☊ (Lektion 40, Nr. 577)

Meine Frau starb vor zwei Jahren. ☊

Vợ tôi đã mất cách đây hai năm. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 593)

Ja, habe ich. Schade, dass wir zu dieser Jahreszeit nicht mehr baden können. ☊

Rồi. Đáng tiếc mùa này chúng ta không thể tắm được. ☊ (Lektion 51, Nr. 716)

Für diese Jahreszeit hat die Sonne sogar richtig oft geschienen. ☊

Vào mùa này mặt trời chiếu thậm chí thật thường xuyên. ☊ (Lektion 55, Nr. 784)

Er wurde zu drei Jahren Haft verurteilt. ☊

Anh ta bị kết án ba năm tù. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 896)

Verbrauch: sechs Liter; Alter: sieben Jahre; ☊

Lượng tiêu thụ: sáu Lít; Tuổi dùng: Bảy năm; ☊ (Lektion 69, Nr. 988)

Es ging um einen König aus dem 12. Jahrhundert. ☊

Nó kể về một ông vua vào thế kỷ thứ 12. ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1017)

Im nächsten Jahr stehen doch Wahlen an. ☊

Năm tới sẽ có bầu cử. ☊ (Lektion 81, Nr. 1150)

Mein Vertrag geht noch über zwei Jahre, ich bin sehr fleißig und werde oft gelobt. ☊

Hợp đồng của anh còn hơn hai năm nữa, anh rất chăm chỉ và thường được thưởng. ☊ (Lektion 82, Nr. 1165)

Ich habe zwei Jahre in Boston studiert. ☊

Tôi đã học đại học ở Boston hai năm. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1430)

Zuvor habe ich acht Jahre in Berlin gelebt. ☊

Trước đó tôi sống ở Berlin tám năm. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1431)

Ich habe die letzten drei Jahre für ein Unternehmen in Peking gearbeitet. ☊

Tôi đã làm việc cho một công ty tại Bắc Kinh trong ba năm vừa qua. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1432)

Ich arbeite schon zehn Jahre für diese Firma. ☊

Tôi đã làm việc tại công ty này được mười năm. ☊ (Lektion 94, Nr. 1435)

Waren Sie letztes Jahr auch hier? ☊

Năm ngoái anh / chị cũng đã tới đây phải không? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1493)

Wir haben wirklich Glück mit dem Wetter. Normalerweise ist es um diese Jahreszeit viel kälter. ☊

Chúng ta thật là có may mắn với thời tiết. Bình thường vào mùa này trời lạnh hơn nhiều. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1505)

Ich war letztes Jahr in Hongkong. Dort war es auch so schwül. ☊

Năm ngoái tôi đã ở Hongkong. Ở đó cũng rất oi ả. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1510)

Ich spiele seit Jahren Fußball. ☊

Tôi chơi bóng đá từ nhiều năm rồi. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1519)

Das ist der beste Film des letzten Jahres! ☊

Đó là bộ phim hay nhất của năm ngoái. ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1539)

Heute wird es darum gehen, die Strategie für das kommende Geschäftsjahr festzulegen. ☊

Trong buổi họp hôm nay chúng ta sẽ cùng nhau ấn định chiến lược kinh doanh cho năm tới. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1647)

Deswegen schlage ich vor, das neue Modell erst im nächsten Jahr auf den Markt zu bringen. ☊

Do vậy tôi đề nghị chúng ta nên tung mẫu sản phẩm mới này ra thị trường vào năm sau. ☊ (Lektion 100, Nr. 1657)

Mindestens drei Jahre Berufserfahrung sind von Vorteil. ☊

Ít nhất ba năm kinh nghiệm thực tế là một ưu điểm. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1779)

Sie haben mehrjährige Erfahrungen in einem großen Unternehmen gesammelt. ☊

Anh / Chị đã thu thập được kinh nghiệm làm việc lâu năm trong một công ty lớn. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1790)

Das Arbeitsverhältnis ist auf ein Jahr befristet. ☊

Hợp đồng làm việc này có thời hạn một năm. ☊ (Lektion 104, Nr. 1799)

Ich habe mein Studium mit der Note "sehr gut" abgeschlossen und schon über sieben Jahre Berufserfahrung. ☊

Tôi đã tốt nghiệp đại học loại giỏi và đã có trên bảy năm kinh nghiệm nghề nghiệp. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1812)

Ich habe vier Jahre im Ausland gearbeitet. ☊

Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm ở nước ngoài. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1813)

Seit zehn Jahren arbeite ich in der Branche und kann mich mittlerweile auf ein großes Netzwerk guter Kontakte berufen. ☊

Từ mười năm nay tôi làm việc trong ngành và có thể kết nối một mạng lưới quan hệ tốt. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1814)

In den letzten beiden Jahren habe ich für meine Firma erfolgreich internationale Projekte geleitet. ☊

Trong hai năm vừa qua tôi đã điều hành thành công các dự án quốc tế cho công ty của tôi. ☊ (Lektion 105, Nr. 1817)

Ich habe ein Jahr lang Wehrdienst geleistet. ☊

Tôi đã làm một năm nghĩa vụ quân sự. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1844)

Ich habe vier Jahre Wirtschaftswissenschaft studiert. ☊

Tôi đã học đại học chuyên ngành kinh tế bốn năm. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1846)

Ich habe zwei Jahre im Ausland gelebt. ☊

Tôi đã sống ở nước ngoài hai năm. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1848)

Ich habe vier Jahre als Abteilungsleiter gearbeitet. ☊

Tôi đã có bốn năm làm việc ở vị trí trưởng phòng. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1852)

Ich habe zehn Jahre Berufserfahrung im Bereich Marketing und PR. ☊

Tôi có mười năm kinh nghiệm nghề nghiệp trong lĩnh vực marketing và đối ngoại. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1855)

Ich habe zwei Jahre in München und zwei Jahre in Stockholm studiert. ☊

Tôi đã học đại học hai năm ở Munich và hai năm ở Stockholm. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1872)

Ich habe vier Jahre für eine Firma in China gearbeitet. ☊

Tôi đã làm việc bốn năm cho một công ty ở Trung Quốc. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1877)

Warum waren Sie ein Jahr lang arbeitslos? ☊

Vì sao anh / chị bị thất nghiệp một năm? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1890)

Warum haben Sie nach zwei Jahren den Arbeitgeber gewechselt? ☊

Vì sao anh / chị đã chuyển chỗ làm sau hai năm? ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1891)

Meine jetzige Arbeit macht mir Spaß. Aber da ich schon drei Jahre in dieser Position arbeite, suche ich nun eine neue Herausforderung. ☊

Tôi thích công việc hiện nay. Nhưng vì từ ba năm nay tôi làm việc ở vị trí này, vì vậy bây giờ tôi muốn tìm thách thức mới. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1899)

Das Jahr in dem ich arbeitslos war, habe ich genutzt um mich weiterzubilden. ☊

Trong năm tôi thất nghiệp, tôi đã sử dụng thời gian để học thêm nghề. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1904)

Ich lerne seit fünf Jahren Englisch. ☊

Tôi học tiếng Anh từ năm năm nay. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1912)

Ich arbeite seit Jahren mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus der ganzen Welt zusammen. ☊

Từ nhiều năm nay tôi làm việc cùng với các đồng nghiệp quốc tế. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1917)

Mit diesem Programm arbeite ich seit Jahren. ☊

Từ nhiều năm tôi làm việc với chương trình này. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1919)

Von anderen Bewerbern unterscheidet mich, dass ich sowohl alle Qualifikationen mitbringe als auch schon mehrere Jahre Erfahrung in dieser Branche habe. ☊

Tôi khác biệt so với các người xin việc khác ở kinh nghiệm chuyên môn cũng như kinh nghiệm thực tiễn lâu năm trong lĩnh vực này. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1920)

Wie planen Sie Ihr Privatleben in den kommenden Jahren? ☊

Anh / Chị lập kế hoạch cho cuộc sống riêng trong những năm tới thế nào? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1933)

Wo sehen Sie sich in drei Jahren? ☊

Anh / Chị muốn đạt được gì trong ba năm tới? ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1949)

Ich kenne und verwende Ihre Produkte seit über zehn Jahren. ☊

Tôi biết và sử dụng sản phẩm của ông / bà từ hơn mười năm nay. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1953)

Meine Gehaltsvorstellung liegt bei 40.000 brutto im Jahr. ☊

Mức lương mong muốn của tôi là 40 000 một năm trước thuế. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1956)

Meine Gehaltsvorstellungen liegen bei einem Jahresgehalt zwischen 50.000 und 54.000. ☊

Mức lương mong muốn của tôi một năm khoảng 50 000 đến 54 000. ☊ (Lektion 108, Nr. 1957)

Wir bieten Ihnen ein Jahresgehalt von 50.000 an und einen Firmenwagen. ☊

Chúng tôi đề nghị mức lương là 50 000 một năm và một xe ôtô công ty. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1983)

Pro Jahr haben Sie Anspruch auf 25 Urlaubstage. ☊

Mỗi năm anh / chị được phép có 25 ngày nghỉ. ☊ (Lektion 109, Nr. 1987)

Nächstes Jahr geht unser Unternehmen an die Börse. ☊

Năm tới công ty của chúng tôi sẽ tham gia thị trường chứng khoán. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2015)

Heute darf ich Ihnen unsere Marketingstrategie für das kommende Jahr vorstellen. ☊

Hôm nay tôi xin phép được trình bày với quý vị chiến lược Marketing trong năm tới của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2090)

Willkommen zu unserer alljährlichen Produktpräsentation. ☊

Hân hạnh chào đón quý vị tới buổi giới thiệu sản phẩm thường niên của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 114, Nr. 2091)

Profitieren Sie von unserer langjährigen Erfahrung in Planung, Organisation und Durchführung von Tagungen und Konferenzen. ☊

Kinh nghiệm lâu năm của chúng tôi trong việc lên kế hoạch, tổ chức và điều hành hội thảo, hội nghị sẽ đem lại cho quí vị nhiều lợi ích. ☊ (Lektion 122, Nr. 2359)

Unsere Firma feiert 20jähriges Jubiläum und wir möchten Sie als gute Kunden gerne dazu einladen. ☊

Công ty chúng tôi kỷ niệm 20 năm thành lập và chúng tôi rất muốn mời quý vị với tư cách là một khách hàng quan trọng tới cùng tham gia. ☊ (Lektion 124, Nr. 2412)

accept sb: It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community. ☊ accept ☊
the greatest scientific achievement of the decade ☊ achievement ☊
Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active. ☊ active ☊
James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older. ☊ actual ☊
Our turnover actually increased last year. ☊ actually ☊
a week/month/year in advance ☊ in advance (of sth) ☊
Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years. ☊ advance ☊
They had a passionate affair for six months. ☊ affair ☊
Several years after they'd split up they met again by chance in Paris. ☊ after ☊
He left school at the age of 18. ☊ age ☊
children from 5-10 years of age ☊ age ☊
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare. ☊ age ☊
They have two children aged six and nine. ☊ aged ☊
volunteers aged between 25 and 40 ☊ aged ☊
two weeks/months/years ago ☊ ago ☊
aim at doing sth: They're aiming at training everybody by the end of the year. ☊ aim ☊
He's worked hard all year. ☊ all ☊
This attitude is common among the under-25s. ☊ among ☊
His earnings are said to amount to £300 000 per annum. ☊ amount to sth ☊
on the anniversary of his wife's death ☊ anniversary ☊
the theatre's 25th anniversary celebrations ☊ anniversary ☊
an annual meeting/event/report ☊ annual ☊
an annual income/subscription/budget ☊ annual ☊
an average annual growth rate of 8% ☊ annual ☊
annual rainfall ☊ annual ☊
The exhibition is held annually. ☊ annually ☊
anticipate doing sth: They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year. ☊ anticipate ☊
anticipate that...: We anticipate that sales will rise next year. ☊ anticipate ☊
Over the years, Rosie and I had drifted apart. ☊ apart ☊
the early appearance of daffodils in spring ☊ appearance ☊
Special conditions apply if you are under 18. ☊ apply ☊
approve of sb doing sth: She doesn't approve of me leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
approve of sb's doing sth: She doesn't approve of my leaving school this year. ☊ approve ☊
The auditors approved the company's accounts. ☊ approve ☊
April showers (= light rain that falls in the spring) ☊ April ☊
The big growth area of recent years has been in health clubs. ☊ area ☊
The new product will arrive on supermarket shelves (= be available) early next year. ☊ arrive ☊
He left school at the age of 16. ☊ at ☊
You will automatically get free dental treatment if you are under 18. ☊ automatically ☊
It's been a very mild autumn this year. ☊ autumn ☊
Average earnings are around £20 000 per annum. ☊ average ☊
Parents spend an average of $220 a year on toys. ☊ average ☊
Temperatures are above/below average for the time of year. ☊ average ☊
400 people a year die of this disease on average. ☊ average ☊
She had a baby last year. ☊ baby ☊
That was a few years back. ☊ back ☊
balance sth (out): This year's profits will balance our previous losses. ☊ balance ☊
He is ten years old. ☊ be ☊
The bill will become law next year. ☊ become ☊
The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver. ☊ before ☊
It may be many years before the situation improves. ☊ before ☊
believe sth: I believed his lies for years. ☊ believe ☊
Those were the best years of my life. ☊ best ☊
Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16. ☊ between ☊
the year 2010 and beyond ☊ beyond ☊
Many animals breed only at certain times of the year. ☊ breed ☊
bring sb/sth sth: His writing brings him $10 000 a year. ☊ bring ☊
bring sth to sb/sth: The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job. ☊ bring ☊
a monthly/an annual/a family budget ☊ budget ☊
This is one of the busiest times of the year for the department. ☊ busy ☊
By law, you are a child until you are 18. ☊ by ☊
it is calculated that...: It has been calculated that at least 47 000 jobs were lost last year. ☊ calculate ☊
By my calculation(s), we made a profit of £20 000 last year. ☊ calculation ☊
They go camping in France every year. ☊ camp ☊
Local schools have been starved of cash for a number of years. ☊ cash ☊
Students over 25 fall into a different category. ☊ category ☊
Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year. ☊ cause ☊
How do people celebrate New Year in your country? ☊ celebrate ☊
the 20th century (= AD 1901-2000 or 1900-1999) ☊ century ☊
eighteenth-century writers ☊ century ☊
By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born. ☊ century ☊
Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development. ☊ certainly ☊
chance of sth: We won't get another chance of a holiday this year. ☊ chance ☊
change sb/sth (for sb/sth): We change our car every two years. ☊ change ☊
a child of three/a three-year-old child ☊ child ☊
The hospital closed at the end of last year. ☊ close ☊
We were friends and colleagues for more than 20 years. ☊ colleague ☊
That guitar's been sitting collecting dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ collect ☊
a college of further education (= providing education and training for people over 16) ☊ college ☊
He's hoping to go to college next year. ☊ college ☊
The company has come a long way (= made lot of progress) in the last 5 years. ☊ come ☊
Spring came late this year. ☊ come ☊
If she spent five years in Paris, how come her French is so bad? ☊ how come (...)? ☊
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life. ☊ command ☊
Company profits were 5% lower than last year. ☊ company ☊
Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago. ☊ compare ☊
By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year. ☊ by comparison ☊
Work on the office building will be complete at the end of the year. ☊ complete ☊
The project should be completed within a year. ☊ complete ☊
In this lecture I shall concentrate on the early years of Charles's reign. ☊ concentrate on sth ☊
delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference ☊ conference ☊
Interest rates on bank loans have increased considerably in recent years. ☊ considerably ☊
This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. ☊ context ☊
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five. ☊ continuous ☊
I was on a three-year contract that expired last week. ☊ contract ☊
contrast (to sb/sth): The company lost $7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier. ☊ contrast ☊
By the age of 21 he controlled the company. ☊ control ☊
This is costing the taxpayer £10 billion a year. ☊ cost ☊
We went there a couple of years ago. ☊ couple ☊
The last couple of years have been difficult. ☊ couple ☊
a two-year postgraduate course leading to a master's degree ☊ course ☊
The case took five years to come to court (= to be heard by the court). ☊ court ☊
Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year. ☊ crime ☊
a fall in this year's coffee crop ☊ crop ☊
He lifted the cup for the fifth time this year (= it was the fifth time he had won). ☊ cup ☊
Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened again. ☊ curiously ☊
a budget for the current year ☊ current ☊
the cycle of the seasons ☊ cycle ☊
We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity. ☊ dance ☊
The custom dates back hundreds of years. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
a law dating from the 17th century ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
Our friendship dates back to the late 70s. ☊ date back (to...), date from... ☊
New Year's Day ☊ day ☊
In ten years he'll be dead and buried as a politician. ☊ dead ☊
debate whether, what, etc...: The committee will debate whether to lower the age of club membership to 16. ☊ debate ☊
Industry in Britain has been in decline since the 1970s. ☊ decline ☊
The number of tourists to the resort declined by 10% last year. ☊ decline ☊
decrease (from sth) (to sth): The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. ☊ decrease ☊
Donations have decreased significantly over the past few years. ☊ decrease ☊
decrease in sth: This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year. ☊ decrease ☊
decrease (in sth): There has been some decrease in military spending this year. ☊ decrease ☊
define sth as sth: Life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law. ☊ define ☊
a four-year degree course ☊ degree ☊
describe sb/sth as sth: The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20. ☊ describe ☊
She deserves a medal for teaching those 5-year-olds all day! ☊ sb deserves a medal ☊
We need to design a new syllabus for the third year. ☊ design ☊
Stores are getting desperate after two years of poor sales. ☊ desperate ☊
Their relationship has developed over a number of years. ☊ develop ☊
Her son developed asthma when he was two. ☊ develop ☊
The writer's letters and diaries are being published next year. ☊ diary ☊
There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other). ☊ difference ☊
It's different now than it was a year ago. ☊ different ☊
The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June. ☊ dinner ☊
disappear from sth: The child disappeared from his home some time after four. ☊ disappear ☊
discovery (of sth): the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century ☊ discovery ☊
The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years. ☊ discovery ☊
The plans have been under discussion (= being talked about) for a year now. ☊ discussion ☊
an increase in the divorce rate (= the number of divorces in a year) ☊ divorce ☊
She did a year at college, but then dropped out. ☊ do ☊
He did six years (= in prison) for armed robbery. ☊ do ☊
He plays better than he did a year ago. ☊ do ☊
Membership almost doubled in two years. ☊ double ☊
Prices have increased dramatically in the last few years. ☊ dramatically ☊
She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. ☊ drop out (of sth) ☊
during the 1990s ☊ during ☊
That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now. ☊ dust ☊
the early 1990s ☊ early ☊
The earliest description of this species dates from 1703. ☊ early ☊
early in the week/year/season/morning ☊ early ☊
earn (sth): He earns about $40 000 a year. ☊ earn ☊
Ireland was one of the fastest-growing economies in Western Europe in the 1990s. ☊ economy ☊
In America, presidential elections are held every four years. ☊ election ☊
election (to sth): a year after her election to the committee ☊ election ☊
employ sb as sth: For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. ☊ employ ☊
the anniversary of the ending of the Pacific War ☊ ending ☊
entitle sb to sth: You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. ☊ entitle ☊
escape sth: They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year. ☊ escape ☊
official government estimates of traffic growth over the next decade ☊ estimate ☊
it is estimated (that)...: It is estimated (that) the project will last four years. ☊ estimate ☊
an even temperature all year ☊ even ☊
The election was the main event of 2008. ☊ event ☊
the social event of the year ☊ event ☊
It happened almost exactly a year ago. ☊ exactly ☊
Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted). ☊ except ☊
except sb/sth from sth: Children under five are excepted from the survey. ☊ except ☊
The prospect of a year in India greatly excited her. ☊ excite ☊
one of the most exciting developments in biology in recent years ☊ exciting ☊
The new exhibit will tour a dozen US cities next year. ☊ exhibit ☊
this year's expected earnings ☊ expected ☊
to have over ten years' teaching experience ☊ experience ☊
The system was installed four years ago as an experiment. ☊ experiment ☊
He's been granted an extension of the contract for another year. ☊ extension ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company. ☊ faithful ☊
I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. ☊ faithful ☊
He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years. ☊ faithfully ☊
Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years. ☊ family ☊
the fastest rate of increase for years ☊ fast ☊
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year. ☊ few ☊
the fifth century BC ☊ fifth ☊
The players met in last year's final. ☊ final ☊
The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year. ☊ find ☊
She finished law school last year. ☊ finish ☊
students in their first year at college ☊ first ☊
Their prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then). ☊ fix ☊
The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s. ☊ floor ☊
The roses are in flower early this year. ☊ flower ☊
the following afternoon/month/year/week ☊ following ☊
The weather was warm for the time of year. ☊ for ☊
Thousands of hectares of forest are destroyed each year. ☊ forest ☊
Who could forget his speech at last year's party? ☊ forget ☊
The human form has changed little over the last 30 000 years. ☊ form ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
The next scene takes the story forward five years. ☊ forward ☊
Students have a free choice of courses in their final year. ☊ free ☊
Children under five travel free. ☊ free ☊
He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail. ☊ freedom ☊
We've been friends for years. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
documents from the sixteenth century ☊ from ☊
The party was ousted from power after eighteen years. ☊ from ☊
How will the company be doing ten years further on? ☊ further ☊
The country gained its independence ten years ago. ☊ gain ☊
They met again after a gap of twenty years. ☊ gap ☊
This is a crucial year for your relationships in general and your love life in particular. ☊ in general ☊
He gets (= earns) about $40 000 a year. ☊ get ☊
a little girl of six ☊ girl ☊
The way things are going the company will be bankrupt by the end of the year. ☊ go ☊
The company profits grew by 5% last year. ☊ grow ☊
a disappointing year of little growth in Britain and America ☊ growth ☊
an annual growth rate of 10% ☊ growth ☊
We provide a 5-year guarantee against rust. ☊ guarantee ☊
The television comes with a year's guarantee. ☊ guarantee ☊
This iron is guaranteed for a year against faulty workmanship. ☊ guarantee ☊
He finally handed over his responsibility for the company last year. ☊ hand over (to sb), hand sth over (to sb) ☊
hard to do sth: It is hard to believe that she's only nine. ☊ hard ☊
In 2008 the party had 10 000 members. ☊ have ☊
The true consequences will only be known several years hence. ☊ ... days, weeks, etc. hence ☊
The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy. ☊ hero ☊
Demand is high at this time of year. ☊ high ☊
Prices are expected to rise even higher this year. ☊ high ☊
She was hired three years ago. ☊ hire ☊
The school traces its history back to 1865. ☊ history ☊
The duo were a real hit in last year's show. ☊ hit ☊
The film was a hit for him in 2008. ☊ hit ☊
The country is holding its first free elections for 20 years. ☊ hold ☊
She held the title of world champion for three years. ☊ hold ☊
Mrs Thatcher held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else last century. ☊ hold ☊
hold sb + noun: He was held prisoner for two years. ☊ hold ☊
The package includes 20 days' paid holiday a year. ☊ holiday ☊
Where are you going for your holidays this year? ☊ holiday ☊
I haven't had a decent holiday for years. ☊ holiday ☊
He left home (= left his parents and began an independent life) at sixteen. ☊ home ☊
He lived at home (= with his parents) until he was thirty. ☊ at home ☊
the New Year's Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year) ☊ honour ☊
She must be over a hundred (= a hundred years old). ☊ hundred ☊
a hundred-year lease ☊ hundred ☊
for hundreds of years ☊ hundred ☊
Thousands are going hungry because of the failure of this year's harvest. ☊ hungry ☊
They lived together as husband and wife (= as if they were married) for years. ☊ husband and wife ☊
I missed a lot of school through illness last year. ☊ illness ☊
minor/serious illnesses ☊ illness ☊
Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2. ☊ illustrate ☊
imagine what, how, etc...: Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? ☊ imagine ☊
the years immediately before the war ☊ immediately ☊
one of the most impressive novels of recent years ☊ impressive ☊
We've certainly improved on last year's figures. ☊ improve on/upon sth ☊
We expect to see further improvement over the coming year. ☊ improvement ☊
in 2009 ☊ in ☊
in the 18th century ☊ in ☊
in spring/summer/autumn/winter ☊ in ☊
I haven't seen him in years. ☊ in ☊
I've got three days' holiday including New Year's Day. ☊ including ☊
inform sb that...: I have been reliably informed (= somebody I trust has told me) that the couple will marry next year. ☊ inform ☊
I am pleased to inform you that you have won first prize in this month's competition. ☊ inform ☊
My contract is initially for three years. ☊ initially ☊
For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China. ☊ inside ☊
The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. ☊ interval ☊
introduce sth: The company is introducing a new range of products this year. ☊ introduce ☊
the 1 000th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to Russia ☊ introduction ☊
It's our anniversary. ☊ it ☊
The judge sentenced him to five years in prison. ☊ judge ☊
jump by...: Prices jumped by 60% last year. ☊ jump ☊
She kept a diary for over twenty years. ☊ keep ☊
a kid of 15 ☊ kid ☊
Cancer kills thousands of people every year. ☊ kill ☊
I've known David for 20 years. ☊ know ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds ☊ language ☊
last night/Tuesday/month/summer/year ☊ last ☊
I saw him last/I last saw him in New York two years ago. ☊ last ☊
last sb: These shoes should last you till next year. ☊ last ☊
She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29). ☊ late ☊
The school was built in the late 1970s. ☊ late ☊
Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year. ☊ late ☊
It happened late last year. ☊ late ☊
As late as (= as recently as) the 1950s, tuberculosis was still a fatal illness. ☊ late ☊
I met her again three years later. ☊ later ☊
His father died later that year. ☊ later ☊
We're going to Rome later in the year. ☊ later ☊
the later part of the seventeenth century ☊ later ☊
She found happiness in her later years. ☊ later ☊
The town has a concert hall and two theatres. The latter were both built in the 1950s. ☊ latter ☊
It'll take a year, at the very least. ☊ at the (very) least ☊
She must be at least 40. ☊ at least ☊
Profits were at the same level as the year before. ☊ level ☊
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. ☊ life ☊
This moment will live in our memory for many years to come. ☊ live ☊
It took three years to repay my student loan (= money lent to a student). ☊ loan ☊
We were married for ten long years. ☊ long ☊
Their love grew with the years. ☊ love ☊
We were lovers for several years. ☊ lover ☊
temperatures in the low 20s (= no higher than 21-23°) ☊ low ☊
Our year in Italy was pure/sheer magic. ☊ magic ☊
It was a magic moment when the two sisters were reunited after 30 years. ☊ magic ☊
She makes $100 000 a year. ☊ make ☊
All the attackers were male, aged between 25 and 30. ☊ male ☊
the male menopause (= emotional and physical problems that affect some men at about the age of 50) ☊ male ☊
The body is that of a white male aged about 40. ☊ male ☊
I've known her for a great many (= very many) years. ☊ many ☊
a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the war ☊ mark ☊
My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
'I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?' 'No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.' ☊ as a matter of fact ☊
The offence carries a maximum prison sentence of ten years. ☊ maximum ☊
mean sth: Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year. ☊ mean ☊
She hasn't missed a game all year. ☊ miss ☊
We've worked together for years but never mixed socially. ☊ mix ☊
We'll need to raise more money (= collect or borrow it) next year. ☊ money ☊
The family made their money in the 18th century. ☊ money ☊
Our problems have multiplied since last year. ☊ multiply ☊
It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. ☊ mystery ☊
Share prices are near their record high of last year. ☊ near ☊
It's not nearly as hot as last year. ☊ not nearly ☊
Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance. ☊ nerve ☊
a girl of 12 ☊ of ☊
the year of his birth ☊ of ☊
a minor/serious offense ☊ offense ☊
She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years. ☊ office ☊
The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years. ☊ office ☊
I've been in this job for, oh, about six years. ☊ oh ☊
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. ☊ old ☊
At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year. ☊ old ☊
two fourteen-year-old boys ☊ old ☊
a class for five-year-olds (= children who are five) ☊ old ☊
The competition is open to young people under the age of 18. ☊ open ☊
The new store will be open in the spring. ☊ open ☊
The pass is kept open all the year. ☊ open ☊
200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year. ☊ as opposed to ☊
He spent five years in prison for his opposition to the regime. ☊ opposition ☊
option (of doing sth): Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. ☊ option ☊
Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7. ☊ ought to ☊
The seeds may be sown outdoors in the spring. ☊ outdoors ☊
children of 14 and over ☊ over ☊
She has not changed much over the years. ☊ over ☊
He built up the business over a period of ten years. ☊ over ☊
We're away over (= until after) the New Year. ☊ over ☊
Come to the New Year disco and bring your partner! ☊ partner ☊
His mother passed away last year. ☊ pass away ☊
in past years/centuries/ages ☊ past ☊
You can pay back the loan over a period of three years. ☊ pay sb back (sth), pay sth back (to sb) ☊
After years of war, the people long for a lasting peace. ☊ peace ☊
The countries have been at peace for more than a century. ☊ peace ☊
Membership of the club has fallen from a peak of 600 people in 2006. ☊ peak ☊
That car of yours should have been pensioned off years ago. ☊ pension sb off ☊
House prices rose five per cent last year. ☊ per cent ☊
The company has been performing poorly over the past year. ☊ perform ☊
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period/a period of two years. ☊ period ☊
This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year. ☊ period ☊
Work always piles up at the end of the year. ☊ pile up ☊
a three-year plan ☊ plan ☊
plan sth: We're planning a trip to France in the spring—are you interested? ☊ plan ☊
plan sth for sth: A meeting has been planned for early next year. ☊ plan ☊
Membership is 350 dollars per year plus tax. ☊ plus ☊
The population is increasing at about 6% per year. ☊ population ☊
Career possibilities for women are much greater than they were fifty years ago. ☊ possibility ☊
Frost is possible, although unlikely, at this time of year. ☊ possible ☊
We will be creating 15 new posts next year. ☊ post ☊
He has held the post for three years. ☊ post ☊
The present regime has been in power for two years. ☊ power ☊
practise as sth: She practised as a barrister for many years. ☊ practise ☊
This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2015. ☊ predict ☊
preserve sth/sb: a perfectly preserved 14th century house ☊ preserve ☊
Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket. ☊ price ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
He was sent to prison for five years. ☊ prison ☊
The new model will be in production by the end of the year. ☊ production ☊
Production of the new aircraft will start next year. ☊ production ☊
Every year the school puts on a musical production. ☊ production ☊
He was made (a) professor at the age of 40. ☊ professor ☊
project sth: A growth rate of 4% is projected for next year. ☊ project ☊
The projected housing development will go ahead next year. ☊ project ☊
The proportion of men to women in the college has changed dramatically over the years. ☊ proportion ☊
it is proposed that...: It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years. ☊ propose ☊
At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects. ☊ prospect ☊
She entered public life (= started a job in which she became known to the public) at the age of 25. ☊ public ☊
She hasn't published anything for years. ☊ publish ☊
It was the year the Americans put a man on the moon. ☊ put ☊
To qualify, you must have lived in this country for at least three years. ☊ qualify ☊
qualify as sth: He qualified as a doctor last year. ☊ qualify ☊
Another trip abroad this year is out of the question. ☊ out of the question ☊
Business is usually quieter at this time of year. ☊ quiet ☊
quit sth: He quit the show last year because of bad health. ☊ quit ☊
Their horse came third in the race last year. ☊ race ☊
She'll be racing for the senior team next year. ☊ race ☊
This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s. ☊ railroad ☊
Most of the students are in the 17-20 age range. ☊ range ☊
rank (sb/sth) + adj.: Last year, he was ranked second in his age group. ☊ rank ☊
Local businesses are closing at a/the rate of three a year. ☊ rate ☊
the annual crime/divorce rate ☊ rate ☊
He first reached the finals in 2008. ☊ reach ☊
The return to traditional family values is a reaction against the permissiveness of recent decades. ☊ reaction ☊
I was twenty years old and ready for anything. ☊ ready ☊
There have been many changes in recent years. ☊ recent ☊
He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year. ☊ recognition ☊
it is recommended that...: It is strongly recommended that the machines should be checked every year. ☊ recommend ☊
record sth: Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years. ☊ record ☊
it is recorded that...: It is recorded that, by the year 630, four hundred monks were attached to the monastery. ☊ record ☊
It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one. ☊ recover ☊
reduce sth by sth: Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. ☊ reduce ☊
This paragraph refers to the events of last year. ☊ refer to sb/sth ☊
He still remembered her as the lively teenager he'd known years before. ☊ remember ☊
It's almost 15 years old. It isn't worth having it repaired. ☊ repair ☊
They are hoping to repeat last year's victory. ☊ repeat ☊
The programmes will be repeated next year. ☊ repeat ☊
to repeat the class/year/grade (= in a school, to take the class/year/grade again) ☊ repeat ☊
report to do sth: She is reported to earn over $10 million a year. ☊ report ☊
The company is expected to report record profits this year. ☊ report ☊
The map represents Italy in the 12th century. ☊ represent ☊
This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue. ☊ represent ☊
The house has been lovingly restored to the way it looked in 1900 when it was built. ☊ restore ☊
The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23. ☊ restricted ☊
This book is the result of 25 years of research. ☊ result ☊
She retained her tennis title for the third year. ☊ retain ☊
He is retiring next year after 30 years with the company. ☊ retire ☊
The company's official retiring age is 65. ☊ retire ☊
At 60, he was now approaching retirement. ☊ retirement ☊
This year we have seen the retirements of several senior personnel. ☊ retirement ☊
reveal (that)...: The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20 million last year. ☊ reveal ☊
The government will review the situation later in the year. ☊ review ☊
Staff performance is reviewed annually. ☊ review ☊
He's ridden six winners so far this year (= in horse racing). ☊ ride ☊
After 20 years in America, I still feel my roots are in England. ☊ root ☊
Eighty million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. ☊ rule ☊
rule (over sb/sth): Charles I ruled for eleven years. ☊ rule ☊
He ran away from home at the age of thirteen. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
My college years seemed to rush past. ☊ rush ☊
He's a sad case—his wife died last year and he can't seem to manage without her. ☊ sad ☊
Sadly, after eight years of marriage they had grown apart. ☊ sadly ☊
an annual salary of $40 000 ☊ salary ☊
Export sales were up by 32% last year. ☊ sale ☊
We have lived in the same house for twenty years. ☊ same ☊
it is said that...: It is said that she lived to be over 100. ☊ say ☊
The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule. ☊ schedule ☊
Chinese will be on the school schedule from next year. ☊ schedule ☊
the changing seasons ☊ season ☊
the holiday season (= the time of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year) ☊ season ☊
the festive season (= Christmas and New Year) ☊ season ☊
Sow the seeds outdoors in spring. ☊ seed ☊
select sb/sth to do sth: Six theatre companies have been selected to take part in this year's festival. ☊ select ☊
In the nineties most state-owned industries were sold off. ☊ sell sth off ☊
I have ten years' experience at senior management level. ☊ senior ☊
She was ten years his senior. ☊ senior ☊
My brother is my senior by two years. ☊ senior ☊
For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. ☊ separate ☊
South America and Africa separated 200 million years ago. ☊ separate ☊
separate from sth: South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago. ☊ separate ☊
They separated last year. ☊ separate ☊
separate from sb: He separated from his wife after 20 years of marriage. ☊ separate ☊
separated from sb: He's been separated from his wife for a year. ☊ separated ☊
Last year's figures are shown separately. ☊ separately ☊
They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years. ☊ separation ☊
Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage. ☊ separation ☊
The team is a serious contender for the title this year. ☊ serious ☊
serve under/with sb: He served under Edward Heath in the 1970s. ☊ serve ☊
serve sb (as sth): He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant). ☊ serve ☊
She has just celebrated 25 years' service with the company. ☊ service ☊
The government has set strict limits on public spending this year. ☊ set ☊
The novel is set in London in the 1960s. ☊ set ☊
This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. ☊ settle ☊
It is illegal to have sex with a person under the age of 16. ☊ sex ☊
Profits are shared out yearly. ☊ share ☊
Next year we hope to have a bigger share of the market. ☊ share ☊
Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years. ☊ shift ☊
Shooting began early this year. ☊ shooting ☊
Which is the shortest day of the year? ☊ short ☊
She plans to show her paintings early next year. ☊ show ☊
The end-of-year accounts show a loss. ☊ show ☊
The theatre shut down after more than half a century. ☊ shut down ☊
Britain's workers went sick (= did not go to work because they were ill) for a record number of days last year. ☊ sick ☊
Profits have increased significantly over the past few years. ☊ significantly ☊
That was years ago. I've changed jobs since then. ☊ since ☊
It's twenty years since I've seen her. ☊ since ☊
We were divorced two years ago and she has since remarried. ☊ since ☊
the site of a sixteenth century abbey ☊ site ☊
The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six. ☊ hit/knock sb for six ☊
The snake sheds its skin once a year. ☊ skin ☊
Average earnings are rising at their slowest rate for 20 years. ☊ slow ☊
Over the years, the stone steps had worn smooth. ☊ smooth ☊
We had snow in May this year. ☊ snow ☊
We are very busy—so much so that we won't be able to take time off this year. ☊ so ☊
The stores are packed solid (= very full and crowded) at this time of year. ☊ solid ☊
We've known each other for some years now. ☊ some ☊
a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old) ☊ something ☊
Most people went on training courses of one sort or another (= of various types) last year. ☊ sort ☊
Speaking of travelling, (= referring back to a subject just mentioned) are you going anywhere exciting this year? ☊ speak ☊
I've spent years trying to learn Japanese. ☊ spend ☊
My parents split up last year. ☊ split up (with sb) ☊
split (with sb/sth): the years following his bitter split with his wife ☊ split ☊
flowers that bloom in spring/in the spring ☊ spring ☊
He was born in the spring of 1944. ☊ spring ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
The standard of this year's applications is very low. ☊ standard ☊
The studio wants to star her in a sequel to last year's hit. ☊ star ☊
Things didn't look too hopeful at the start of the year. ☊ start ☊
The directors are responsible for preparing the company's financial statements. ☊ statement ☊
five years of steady economic growth ☊ steady ☊
steal (from sb/sth): We found out he'd been stealing from us for years. ☊ steal ☊
the introduction of steam in the 18th century ☊ steam ☊
We stayed in a village where time has stood still (= life has not changed for many years). ☊ still ☊
She's built up a good stock of teaching materials over the years. ☊ stock ☊
It was many years before the full story was made public. ☊ story ☊
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). ☊ story ☊
Beth is streets ahead of all the other students in her year. ☊ streets ahead (of sb/sth) ☊
She struggled for 10 years to achieve success as an actress. ☊ struggle ☊
struggle (against sb/sth): He struggled against cancer for two years. ☊ struggle ☊
Three teams are locked in a struggle for this year's title. ☊ struggle ☊
He's a third-year student at the College of Art. ☊ student ☊
a 15-year-old high school student ☊ student ☊
a style that was popular in the 1950s ☊ style ☊
The company's profits have been substantially lower this year. ☊ substantially ☊
The company has had another successful year. ☊ successful ☊
This arrangement has operated successfully for the past six years. ☊ successfully ☊
The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year. ☊ suffer ☊
a summary financial statement ☊ summary ☊
There are few surprises in this year's budget. ☊ surprise ☊
Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the past 20 years. ☊ table ☊
He taught for several years before becoming a writer. ☊ teach ☊
Some places have had temperatures in the 40s (= over 40° centigrade ). ☊ temperature ☊
the spring/summer/autumn/fall term ☊ term ☊
It's nearly the end of term. ☊ term ☊
He faces a maximum prison/jail term of 25 years. ☊ term ☊
The term of agreement can be for either two or three years. ☊ term ☊
test sb (on sth): Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14. ☊ test ☊
'Macbeth' is a set text this year. ☊ text ☊
We moved here the year (that) my mother died. ☊ that ☊
North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival. ☊ theme ☊
In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more. ☊ in theory ☊
He's only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote. ☊ therefore ☊
this week/month/year ☊ this ☊
the city's thousandth anniversary ☊ thousandth ☊
The museum is open daily throughout the year. ☊ throughout ☊
The changing seasons mark the passing of time. ☊ time ☊
A visit to the museum will take you back in time to the 1930s. ☊ time ☊
I'd say he was 25 to 30 years old (= approximately 25 or 30 years old). ☊ to ☊
They split up after ten years together. ☊ together ☊
In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student. ☊ turn (from sth) into sth ☊
Ten years of prison had turned him into an old man. ☊ turn sb/sth (from sth) into sth ☊
They go there twice a week/month/year. ☊ twice ☊
a twice-monthly/yearly newsletter ☊ twice ☊
an annual income of under £10 000 ☊ under ☊
Nobody under 18 is allowed to buy alcohol. ☊ under ☊
children aged 12 and under ☊ under ☊
They were unsuccessful in meeting their objectives for the year. ☊ unsuccessful ☊
Sales are well up on last year. ☊ up ☊
The chapel was built in the 12th century and is still in use today. ☊ use ☊
regional/seasonal variation (= depending on the region or time of year) ☊ variation ☊
vary with sth: The menu varies with the season. ☊ vary ☊
The English version of the novel is due for publication next year. ☊ version ☊
This year's results are virtually the same as last year's. ☊ virtually ☊
You should visit your dentist at least twice a year. ☊ visit ☊
Visits to our website have doubled in a year. ☊ visit ☊
The theme park attracts 2.5 million visitors a year. ☊ visitor ☊
wait (for sth): Leeds United had waited for success for eighteen years. ☊ wait ☊
It was the year Britain declared war on Germany. ☊ war ☊
He wore out two pairs of shoes last year. ☊ wear out, wear sth out ☊
I was born in Japan, but I've lived in the West for some years now. ☊ west ☊
It was the wettest October for many years. ☊ wet ☊
We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years. ☊ where ☊
The reason why the injection needs repeating every year is that the virus changes. ☊ why ☊
By next year all the money will have been spent. ☊ will ☊
Johnson rode his 48th winner of the year. ☊ winner ☊
I'm older and wiser after ten years in the business. ☊ wise ☊
She acted with a touring company for three years. ☊ with ☊
Two elections were held within the space of a year. ☊ within ☊
We had witnessed one of the most outstanding theatrical performances of the decade. ☊ witness ☊
a 24-year-old woman ☊ woman ☊
In the spring, cut out the old wood and shorten the young stems (= of bushes, etc.). ☊ wood ☊
She had been out of work (= without a job) for a year. ☊ work ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
in the year 1865 ☊ year ☊
I lost my job earlier this year. ☊ year ☊
Elections take place every year. ☊ year ☊
The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year). ☊ year ☊
It's exactly a year since I started working here. ☊ year ☊
She gave up teaching three years ago. ☊ year ☊
in the first year of their marriage ☊ year ☊
the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war) ☊ year ☊
I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there). ☊ year ☊
the academic/school year ☊ year ☊
the tax year ☊ year ☊
He was 14 years old when it happened. ☊ year ☊
They were both only 20 years of age. ☊ year ☊
a twenty-year-old man ☊ year ☊
He died in his sixtieth year. ☊ year ☊
She's getting on in years (= is no longer young). ☊ year ☊
It's years since we last met. ☊ year ☊
They haven't seen each other for years. ☊ year ☊
That's the best movie I've seen in years. ☊ year ☊
We've had a lot of fun over the years. ☊ year ☊