This was the time for the crew to test all the spacecraft systems.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

Of course in the central test case this is what we all care about, for the unfortunate events that befall virtuous people.

当然，这是我们归根到底都关心的一个问题，因为有德行之人也会遭遇不幸。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

And I thought from the start, this is going to be a little test for Nato.

从一开始我就想，这将是北约组织面对一个小的测验。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

"This is a test for our country to adequately address and correctly address the extremist threat that emanates from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

So tens or hundreds of millions of dollars would go into a study like this by the time it was completed, money that could have been used for other things, to test whether eating a low fat diet would reduce risk for breast cancer.

数以百万计的美元,投入到这样的研究,当研究结束时,本可以用来做其他事情的钱,被用来检测是否低脂膳食,可降低患乳腺癌风险

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

"This not a test for one person, this is not a test for one entity,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

I think it's the political implications of this missile test that are noteworthy-and that is that Iran views the talks as dead-it doesn't view the talks positively, and now it's bracing for sanctions and quite possibly for war, and this missile test is a sign that Iran takes the military option very seriously and is ready to reciprocate if it's attacked."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18