enduring

Yet few world-class rivers anywhere have etched a more enduring impression on as many millions for as many years.

然而,世界上有这样大河流会给这样多人留下这样长时间令人难忘印象。

It is the reason why the wildcatter, the independent oilman whose test drillings might come up dry 20 times before gushing in the end, is an enduring Texas symbol.

这就是为什么那些在投机商，那些个体石油商在石油喷发前可能要试钻探多达二十次原因，这也是德州一直以来标志。