1·Twenty-five thousand turned out to be an overestimate.
25000这个数字被证实是过高的估计。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·"How much is he paying you?"—"Oh, five thousand."—"Not bad."
“他付你多少工资？”—“哦，五千。”—“还不错。”
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·He has been fined five thousand dollars and given a severe reprimand.
他被罚款5000美元，并且受到严厉的训斥。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·You got taken for a ride. Why did you give him five thousand dollars?
你受骗了。你为什么要给他5000美元？
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·I made breakfast for all my son's friends—it was like the Feeding of the Five Thousand.
我为儿子的所有朋友做了早餐，就像供应食物给五千人一样。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·So you were gypped out of one quarter – twenty-five thousand dollars – of the promised amount?
所以你被骗了二万五千美元，相当于承诺数目的四分之一？
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·I won't believe that the little boy can read five thousand words until I test him myself.
在亲自测试这个小男孩之前，我不信他能认识5000个词。
8·About twenty-five thousand people read her comics online every day.
约二十五万余人每天在线看她的漫画。
9·As an ancient country, China's history stretches over five thousand years.
中国是一个古老的国家，其历史延续了五千年。
10·If, instead of two thousand, I should find five thousand--or one hundred thousand?
如果不是两千，我找到的是五千，或者是十万呢？