大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——the acid test, 這個短語的含義不是指「酸性測試」,其正確的含義是:
the acid test 真正的考驗;嚴峻的考驗;決定性的考驗
It looks good, but will people buy it? That's the acid test.
看上去不錯,但人們會買它嗎?這才是真正的考驗。
The acid test of a school is "would you send your own children there?"
衡量學校好壞的真正考驗是看「你是否會把自己的孩子送到那裡?」
The acid test of a good driver is whether he or she remains calm in an emergency.
在緊急情況下能否保持冷靜是對一個好司機的嚴峻考驗。
Restructuring the organization will be the acid test that determines whether or not it can survive the sudden downturn in the economy.
組織結構的調整將是決定能否在突如其來的經濟下行中生存的真正考驗。
The senator doesn't look too popular just now, but the acid test will be if he gets reelected.
參議員現在看起來並不太受歡迎,但他是否能連任將是一個真正的考驗。