A sense of control is the litmus test for success.

有无攀控感是成功的试金石。

Think of it as a litmus test for your exhalation.

把它想成检测呼气的石蕊测试。

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

随着全球生物多样性的下，帕戈斯群岛是一块试金石。

Today many English speakers use the term " litmus test" in conversations.

今天，许多说英语的人在对话中使用" litmus test" （石蕊试验）这个术语。

The final month before the big day is a litmus test for couples.

婚礼前的后一个月能考验新人。

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

他们被看做是2021年全国选举的试金石。

So, a litmus test is a kind of sign or indicator.

因此，石蕊试验是一种标志或指标。

Now, you may remember doing experiments with litmus paper in a high school science class.

现在，你可能还记得在高中科学课上用石蕊试纸做的实验。

This is a strip of paper that's been infused with a chemical called litmus.

反应一直发生，不过在任意给定的时刻。

A friend of mine has a single litmus test for dating -- her dog.

我的一个朋友对约会只有一种" 立见分晓的检验办法" ——她的狗。

So, those are the two tests – litmus and acid.

这就是两种试验——石蕊试验和酸性试验。

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。

A litmus test determines how to categorize something; in other words, where does it fit?

" Litmus test" 决定如何对事物进行分类；换句话说，它适合哪里？

The first term is " litmus test" . The second is " acid test" .

第一个术语是" litmus test" （石蕊试验）。第二个是" acid test" （酸性试验）。

After several failed relationships, she found this litmus test to be the one sure indicator of a good fit.

在经历了几段失败的感情后，她发现这种检验方法是一个确定是否适合的指标。

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

所以——我认为这是试金石。

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

此外， 我几乎将其视为试金石。

The reaction is like a litmus test.

反应测试就像块试金石。

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 universities should scrap political litmus tests for tenure and get back to teaching students how to debate ideas.

大学应该取消终身教职的政治试金石，重新开始教授学生如何辩论想法。