Elections take place every four years .

选举四年举行一次。

Stalled for over three years , seemed to be opening .

这一搁浅已有3个年头会谈本似乎有重启的迹象。

Such rules softened only slightly in subsequent years .

这种规矩在随后的岁月中渐渐淡化。

But that followed big rises during the boom years .

然而在繁荣年代经济有了很大的起色。

In the ensuing years google made good on that promise .

在随后的年月里，谷歌兑现了这个承诺。