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自纳斯达克综合指数(Nasdaq Composite index)首次站上3,000点已经过去12年多了，在美股历史上这真的是很长的一段时间。

参考答案：

 It has been more than 12 years since the Nasdaq Composite index made its first climb above 3000, an eon in stock-market terms.

 

eon (US) or chiefly Brit ae·on/ˈi:ˌɑ:n/noun

plural eons

 

[count] : a very long period of time — usually plural ▪ Over the eons, the river changed its course many times.▪ (informal) How have you been? I haven't seen you in eons! [=ages]