有一读者问： 为什么不可说“He has died for ten years.”?
汉语可以说“他已死了10年”，但在英语中却不可说“He has died for ten years.”，因为它的意思不是“他死了10年”，而是“他死的动作已延续了10年”，这显然不是说话人的本意。那么应该如何表达才对呢？ 有下面几种说法供你参考：
(1)He has been dead for ten years.
(2)He died ten years ago.
(3)It is ten years since he died.
顺便提及，汉语中的“这电视机我已经买了10年了”，也不可译为“I have bought it for ten years.”, 而应该用下列一些说法：
(4)I have had it for ten years.
(5)I bought it ten years ago.
(6)It is ten years since I bought it.
