The IRA ceasefire lasted for just 18 months

爱尔兰共和军的停火只持续了18个月。

The strike lasted for several weeks until a settlement was reached.

罢工持续了几周，直到达成协议为止。

The debates lasted a half century over, but the life class still remains a controversial issue in China

半个多世纪过去了，但人体写生课在中国仍然是个有争议的问题

The patient lasted out the attack.

病人经受住了这场疾病的发作。

And with the I2 finalists doing five or six dives rather than the traditional eight to 11(depending on the event and the athletes’ gender), the typical program lasted only an hour

参赛的12名选手每人只跳五六次，而不是往常那样要跳上8到11次(这要看比赛的种类和选手的性别来定)，这样，一场典型的比赛也就进行一个小时便可结束。

A bombardment which lasted a week

持续一周的炮击

It lasted a whole decade, from 1966 through 1976, during which time almost all the veteran cadres who formed the backbone of the Party were brought down.

从一九六六年到一九七六年搞了整整十年，党内的骨干差不多都被打倒了

The congress lasted seven days.

代表大会开了七天。

When it comes to the history , however, you will be surprised that the name of Taizhou has lasted for nearly 1,400 years.

但是，翻开历史这部大书一查，台州这个名称竟然有了近1400年的历史。

The murder trial lasted six weeks

法庭对这一谋杀案的审理为时六周

I am terribly sorry I failed to meet you in the library yesterday. Professor Brown’s lecture lasted a lot longer than I expected. By the time I got there, you must have given up and left. Do please forgive me.

非常非常抱歉，我昨天没有准时到图书馆与你碰头。布朗教授的讲座远比我想像的时间要长，等我赶到时你已经走了，你一定十分失望。请原谅我。

Gothic architecture: Architectural style in Europe that lasted from the mid 12th century to the 16th century, particularly a style of masonry building characterized by cavernous spaces with the expanse of walls broken up by overlaid tracery.

哥德式建筑:欧洲的建筑风格，从12世纪中期持续到16世纪，特别指以大片墙壁隔开的洞穴式空间、墙壁上镶饰窗花格为特征的砖石建筑风格。

The hunt for Mary’s glasses lasted one hour.

给玛丽找眼镜就用了一个钟头。

Under the despotic rule of Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang, which lasted twenty-two years, steel output was only some tens of thousands of tons a year

国民党蒋介石专政二十二年，一年只搞到几万吨。

The fine weather lasted only a few days.

好天气只延续了几天。

Zeus and hera spent their wedding night on Samos, and it lasted three hundred years

赫拉和宙斯的新婚之夜是在萨摩斯岛度过的，这一夜就是人间的三百年。

hera and Zeus spent their wedding night on Samos, and it lasted three hundred years

赫拉和宙斯的新婚之夜是在萨摩斯度过的，这一夜就是人间的三百年。

The revel had lasted since four o’clock,and,at length…the frolicsome company had begun to practise the ancient and now forgotten pastime of high jinks.

欢宴从4点钟起就一直进行着，最后……爱闹的客人们又行起了那久已被人遗忘的古代酒令来。

The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.

节目持续了一小时十五分钟.

The festival lasted two days.

节日持续了两天。

The festival lasted two weeks

节日持续了两星期。

Then in 1966 came the ``cultural revolution’’, which lasted a whole decade, a real disaster for China.

结果一九六六年开始搞“文化大革命”，搞了十年，这是一场大灾难。

Her fever lasted five days without intermission

她连续五天一直发烧。

The sisterly chat between the two of them lasted till midnight.

她们俩之间的亲密交谈一直继续到半夜。

The economic crisis lasted for several years.

经济危机持续了好几年。

The rescue operation lasted three days.

救援活动持续了三天。

This hiatus in American science lasted about four years

就美国科学界来说，这段停滞时期持续了四年左右。

It’s said that big-Gong Performance was originated from fishers immigrated from Huian, Fujiang in Ming Dynasty and has lasted for several hundred years.

据说大奏鼓是明代福建惠安渔民迁居石塘镇时传入的，至今已有几百年历史。

The uproar in the cafe lasted long after midnight.

咖啡馆的喧闹一直持续到午夜之后很久。

The examination lasted two hours.

考试进行了两小时。