Patience of Job（約伯的耐心）典故來源
“Patience of Job”（約伯的耐心）這個片語出自《聖經》舊約（the Old Testament）中的《約伯記》（the Book of Job）。約伯是一位正直、虔誠的人，即使在失去財產、健康與摯愛親人後，仍未咒罵上帝，也未動搖信仰。儘管朋友誤解他、言語責備，他依然堅忍地度過重重考驗。這種面對苦難仍堅持信念的精神，使約伯成為《聖經》中逆境中堅韌不拔的象徵。
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Patience of Job「約伯的耐心」運用範例
① Mrs. Hsu showed the patience of Job as she explained CONDITIONAL SENTENCES for the fourth time to her struggling student, never once raising her voice or showing frustration. （中譯：徐老師展現極大的耐心，第四次向她有困難的學生解釋條件子句，從未提高聲音或表現出挫折感。）
② Even after months of missed deadlines and chaotic revisions, the project manager maintained the patience of Job, gently guiding the team toward the final product. （中譯：即使面對數月的延誤與紊亂修訂，專案經理仍不屈不撓，引導團隊邁向最終成果。）
③ During a 14-hour flight delay with no clear updates, Jenny exhibited the patience of Job—reading, sipping tea, and reassuring fellow passengers. （中譯：在十四小時的航班延誤中，珍妮表現出極大的耐心——閱讀、品茶、安撫其他乘客。）
④ Parenting twins with boundless energy requires the patience of Job—especially when bedtime becomes a daily negotiation. （中譯：養育精力充沛的雙胞胎需要約伯的耐心—特別是當就寢時間成為每日的談判。）
⑤ She listened to her friend’s third retelling of the same breakup story with the patience of Job, offering sympathy without judgment. （中譯：她聽著朋友第三次講述同一段失戀故事，始終以約伯的耐心同理傾聽，毫無批判。）
⑥ Living with a roommate who never cleans up requires the patience of Job, especially when you find dirty dishes stacked in the sink for the third week running.（中譯：與一個從不收拾的室友同住需要約伯的耐心，特別是當你連續第三週在水槽裡發現堆積的髒碗盤時。）
⑦ The new software kept crashing every few minutes, and even though Dave had the patience of Job, he finally had to call tech support after the fifth system failure of the day.
（中譯：新軟體每隔幾分鐘就當機一次，儘管戴夫有約伯般的耐心，但在系統第五次故障後，他終於不得不致電技術支援。）
總結：
“Patience of Job”（約伯的耐心）這個片語常用來形容某人「極有耐性」或「面對壓力仍能保持冷靜」，適合用於生活、工作、教育等情境，讓英文表達更具文化深度與修辭力量。
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