A sense of control is the litmus test for success.

有无攀控感是成功的试金石。

The coronation is a litmus test for how King Charles will be received by 2023 Britain and whether enthusiasm, apathy or opposition to the monarchy will shape his reign.

加冕仪式是检验2023英国民众对查尔斯国王态度的试金石，也是检验人们对君主制的热情、冷漠或反对是否会影响他的统治。

When choosing a partner, the woman's litmus test is her dog.

在选择伴侣时，女人的试金石是她的狗。

Launching the new phone model is the litmus test for the company's success.

推出新款手机是该公司成功与否的试金石。

They are seen as a possible litmus test for national elections in 2021.

他们被看做是2021全国选举的试金石。

But the real test is going to be Asia.

但是亚洲才是真正的试金石。

A touchstone that reveals the detail of a human life.

揭示人类生活细节的试金石。

I like Jane's plant very much.Green things are a touchstone of your existence.You notice I do not use the word planet but plane, since you do not have the whole kettle to yourself.

我喜欢珍的植物。绿色的东西是你们存在的试金石。你应注意到，我没有用 星球planet 这个词，而是用层面 plane，因为你们自己并不独占整把水壶。

Now I did do some grinding. I ground some lapis lazuli and this is what you get. It's a really, really beautiful color.

现在我确实做了一些研磨。我磨了一些青金石，这就是你得到的。这是一漂亮的颜色。

To solve that problem, people invented touchstones: chunks of rock on which you'd scrape both real gold and the coin you were offered.

为了解决这个问题，人们发明了试金石：一块石头，你可以在上面刮下真金和提供给你的硬币。

This was a litmus of values in a city that has always been on the bleeding edge of social and political change.

对于一座一直处于社会和政治变革前沿的城市来说，这是一块价值观的试金石。

And I think the litmus test for understanding is, would I be able to explain this to a friend?

我认为理解的试金石是，我能否向朋友解释这个。

" Jeopardy! " is a cultural touchstone, and for a Black man to occupy that podium is significant.

这个节目是文化的试金石，对黑人来说站上这个位置意义重大。

As biodiversity declines worldwide, the Galapagos Islands are a litmus test.

随着全球生物多样性的下降，加拉帕戈斯群岛是一块试金石。

That exam was a litmus test of your English skills.

那次考试是对你英语水平的试金石。

The case is being closely watched globally as a litmus test on how the United States government will police the country's tech giants.

此案正受到全球的密切关注，还被视为了美国政府将如何监管该国的科技巨头的一块试金石。

Additionally, I'm treating this almost as a litmus test.

此外， 我几乎将其视为试金石。

They say a hollandaise sauce is like the testament of good chef.

人们说，荷兰酱就像是一位好厨师的试金石。

Well, do I pass the litmus tests?

- 那么，我能通过试金石吗？

And so - and I think that is the litmus test.

所以——我认为这是试金石。