校园英语口语习惯用语第272期:stand the test of time

stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验

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【讲解】

stand意为“经受得起”。例如：My mother couldn't stand the cold water.（我的母亲受不了冷水。）该习语从字面上理解就是“经得起时间的考验”。

【对话】

A:I think true love could stand the test of time.

A:我认为真正的爱情经得起时间的考验。

B:That's the truth. Someone even says that during the time your lover is absent, a new lover for him will develop.

B:那是真理，有些人甚至说你的心上人不在身边的时候就会另有新欢。

A:Some sense in it.

A:也有道理。