And the workplace throws people together, often under testing conditions: friendships will naturally follow.

而职场往往在考验人的条件下将人们聚集在一起：友谊自然会随之而来。

It suggests the ideal way that we would like someone to view us within the testing conditions of a real relationship.

它暗示了我们希望别人在真实关系的测试条件下看待我们的理想方式。

Another common expression, " to hold water" , is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container.

另一个谚语，“盛住水”，和你可能正在商讨的某个想法的优缺点有关。这个谚语很可能来自一种测试容器的状况的方法。