五年的等待在英语中可以表述为"five years of waiting"。这个短语的来源是由"五年"（five years）和"等待"（waiting）两个词组合而成。
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After five years of waiting, the couple finally got the news that they had been approved for adoption. 经过五年的等待，这对夫妻终于得到了领养批准的消息。
The five years of waiting had been worth it when she finally got the job she had always dreamed of. 等了五年后，她终于得到了自己梦寐以求的工作，这五年的等待终于有了回报。