Sandstone is a rock made of grains of sand that have been pressed and stuck together over a very long time. It is often yellow, red, or brown, and it is softer than many other building stones, so people have cut it for houses, churches, and walls for centuries. You can sometimes still see the sandy texture in the block.

Sandstone砂岩 is a rock made of grains of sand是一種由沙粒組成的岩石 that have been pressed and stuck together over a very long time經過非常長的時間被壓在一起、黏結而成。It它 is often yellow, red, or brown通常是黃色、紅色或棕色，and it is softer than many other building stones而且比很多其他的建築石材軟，so people have cut it所以人們一直用它來切割建材 for houses, churches, and walls for centuries建房子、教堂和牆壁，已經好幾個世紀了。You你 can sometimes still see有時候還能看到 the sandy texture in the block石塊裡的沙質紋理。

The word is sand + stone, from Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain “sandstone, chisel, gravel.” Matching words appear in nearby languages, such as Dutch zandsteen and German Sandstein.

The word這個字 is由 sand + stone「沙」加「石」組成, from Middle English中古英文寫作 sandston, from Old English源自古英文 *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic再往前是原始西日耳曼語 *sandastain 「沙岩、鑿子、碎石」。Matching words相似的字 appear in nearby languages也出現在鄰近的語言裡, such as像是 Dutch zandsteen 荷蘭文的 zandsteen and German Sandstein和德文的 Sandstein。

Builders like it because it is easier to shape than harder rock, though actually that also means weather can wear it down.

Builders建築工人 like it喜歡用它 because it is easier to shape than harder rock因為它比更硬的岩石更容易加工，though actually不過事實上 that also means這也表示 weather can wear it down風吹雨打也比較容易把它磨損掉。