Within a couple of years, I'd given it up.

几年之内，我就放弃了。

He's a couple of years older than me.

他比我大几岁。

We worked together on a project a couple of years back.

几年前我们在一个项目上合作过。

His dad snuffed it a couple of years ago.

他爸爸两年前就吹灯了.

A new comet was discovered a couple of years ago.

几年前发现了一颗新彗星。

And I've spent the last couple of years doing that.

我过去几年都在这么做。

Most other democracies pass amendments every couple of years.

世界上大多民主国家每几年就会通过一项修正案。

How happy did they expect to be in a couple of years?

在未来的几年里，他们期望自己多快乐？

It will take a couple of years to harness that river.

治理那条河流要花两三年时间。

In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!

也许几年后，你就会发现我进了疯人院。