情景对话:
A: I think true love could stand the test of time.
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.
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.
也有道理。
词海拾贝:
stand the test of time
exp. To be particularly popular or well regarded for a long period of time. (经得起时间的考验)
e.g. Of all the cast members, hers was the only career that stood the test of time.
在所有的演员班底中,她的事业是唯一经得起时间考验的。
e.g. Bill and Nancy just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Their marriage has stood the test of time.
比尔和南希刚刚庆祝了他们结婚五十周年纪念日,他们的婚姻经受住了时间的考验。
e.g. The singer's work was not popular while she was alive but it has stood the test of time.
这位歌手在世时的作品并不受欢迎,但却经受住了时间的考验而现在受欢迎了。