英语说--投石问路--答teatreeoil

谢谢 teatreeoil 提出一个这么好的问题,亦促使我行动起来。


从 google上找到这么一个句子:



也许最重要的是,这些选举将使大众认识新面孔,尤其是来自反对党阵营的。这样投石问路将会测如候选人的影响力,建立知名度,并过滤问题。:

1. Perhaps most important, these elections will put new faces before the public, especially from the opposition camp. This testing of the waters will measure the impact of the candidates, build name recognition and sift the issues.


‘投石问路’的英语表达用了this testing of the waters,翻阅手头参考书得到肯定。


test the water(waters), to :


To try something out.


This expression, which alludes either to testing the purity of water in a well or to putting one's hand or foot into water to test its temperature, dates from the late 1800s. Diana Ramsay used it in A Little Murder Music(1970), " 'If you're attempting to establish a motive......'--' I'm just testing the water,' Meredith said."

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