今天要看的是stand the test of time. 相信從字面不難猜出它的意思，就是指「經得起時間考驗」。好，來看一下Englishbaby英文學習網的介紹+本人的譯文吧！
Have you ever seen a big structure like a house or a tree that has just collapsed? There was no disaster or anything. There wasn’t a storm that knocked the tree down, or a fire that destroyed the house. You know what caused the damage? It was simply time.
你看過房子或大樹這種貌似穩重的物體崩壞嗎？而且還是在沒有天然災害發生的狀況下發生---樹不是因為颱風而倒，房子也不是被大火所吞噬。你知道是什麼造成這種崩壞的嗎？其實就是「時間」。
Time can damage other things, too. Time can damage a friendship, when two friends grow apart and no longer have anything to talk about with each other. Time can damage a relationship, when small fights turn into bigger ones. Whether object or relationship, something must be very strong to stand the test of time.
時間也能摧毀其他東西。時間能損害友情---當兩個好朋友成長、分道揚鑣後，彼此間就難有共通話題。時間也能損害一段關係---特別是當小爭執演變為大爭吵。不管有形還是無形，有些事物總能經得起時間考驗。
你看過房子或大樹這種貌似穩重的物體崩壞嗎？而且還是在沒有天然災害發生的狀況下發生---樹不是因為颱風而倒，房子也不是被大火所吞噬。你知道是什麼造成這種崩壞的嗎？其實就是「時間」。
Time can damage other things, too. Time can damage a friendship, when two friends grow apart and no longer have anything to talk about with each other. Time can damage a relationship, when small fights turn into bigger ones. Whether object or relationship, something must be very strong to stand the test of time.
時間也能摧毀其他東西。時間能損害友情---當兩個好朋友成長、分道揚鑣後，彼此間就難有共通話題。時間也能損害一段關係---特別是當小爭執演變為大爭吵。不管有形還是無形，有些事物總能經得起時間考驗。
接著，來看兩個句子吧！
“It looks solid, but we’ll have to see if it can stand the test of time. “
雖然它看來穩固，但我們還是要確定是否耐得住時間的考驗。
“They just celebrated their 50 year wedding anniversary. Their relationship has really stood the test of time.”
那對夫妻才剛慶祝完五十周年結婚紀念；他們的情誼真的經得起時間考驗。
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