That took more than a decade to repair. So this goes up and down, this relationship.

两国用了十多年的时间才修复外交关系。可以说两国之间的关系起伏不定。

Once the kidneys have been scarred they can't be repaired, so treatment is mainly focused on preventing further damage and avoiding end stage kidney disease.

一旦肾脏受损，便无法修复，因此治疗重点是预防进一步损害，避免终末期肾病。

Some bridges aren't so easily repaired.

有些裂痕没那么容易修复。

" The steamer had to have one of its boilers repaired so its departure was postponed until tomorrow."

“这艘轮船必须修理其中一台锅炉，因此启航被推迟到明天。”

No, this is my old phone, but I just got it repaired, so it looks just like new.

不，这是我的旧手机， 但我刚刚修好， 所以它看起来就像新的一样。

In fact, technology firms often purposely design devices that will not last long and cannot be repaired so that consumers will have to spend their money on a new one.

事实上，科技公司经常故意设计不能使用很长时间且无法维修的设备，这样消费者就不得不花钱买一个新的。

Whenever a parent asks me, " What one parenting strategy should I focus on? " I always say the same thing: " Get good at repair." So what is repair?

每当家长问我：“我应该关注哪一项育儿策略？ ” 我总是说同样的话：“善于修理。” 那么什么是修复呢？