情景對話:
A: I think true love could stand the test of time.
我認為真正的愛情經(jīng)得起時間的考驗。
B: That's the truth. Someone even says that during the time your lover is absent, a new lover for him will develop.
那是真理,有些人甚至說你的心上人不在身邊的時候就會另有新歡。
A: Some sense in it.
也有道理。
詞海拾貝:
stand the test of time
exp. To be particularly popular or well regarded for a long period of time. (經(jīng)得起時間的考驗)
e.g. Of all the cast members, hers was the only career that stood the test of time.
在所有的演員班底中,她的事業(yè)是唯一經(jīng)得起時間考驗的。
e.g. Bill and Nancy just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Their marriage has stood the test of time.
比爾和南希剛剛慶祝了他們結婚五十周年紀念日,他們的婚姻經(jīng)受住了時間的考驗。
e.g. The singer's work was not popular while she was alive but it has stood the test of time.
這位歌手在世時的作品并不受歡迎,但卻經(jīng)受住了時間的考驗而現(xiàn)在受歡迎了。