I wanna test the waters in a private firm.

我想去一家私人律所试试。

Fire and rescue officials tested the water.

消防和救援官员对水进行了测试。

And some people may want to test the waters.

有些人可能想试试水。

Others may want to test the water temperature first.

其他人也许会想先试下水温。

Now it's time for the pups to test the waters.

现在是孩子们试水的时间啦。

Several times a year, Pam goes out and tests the water near these fields.

一年有好几次，帕姆出去测试这些田地附近的水。

You want to test the waters before beginning something, or before taking the plunge.

你想在开始做某事之前或在大胆一试之前试试水。

This time we have more time, so we directly test the water with our apparatus.

这次我们有更多的时间，所以我们直接用仪器测试水质。

Test the water, test what water? Does your website depend on water? I'm very confused!

试水，试什么水？你的网站要靠水运作吗？我感到很奇怪。

To test the waters he opened Zara's first international store in nearby Portugal in 1988.

为了试水，1988年他在临近的葡萄牙开设了Zara的第一家国际商店。

I see. 'Test the water' is the phrase for the English We Speak today.

我明白了。Test the water就是今天地道英语节目要学习的短语。

Testing the waters means you get a feel for something before committing to it.

试水是指你在投入做某事之前先感受某事物。

Yes, I've written three chapters and I've sent it to the publishers to test the water.

开始了，我把已经完成的三章寄给出版社了，打算先试探一下。

Maybe I want to test the waters out a little bit with like a little hand dancing.

也许我想试试水，比如说进行一些手部舞蹈。

It's early days; we're still testing the water.

现在是初期阶段，我们仍在试水。

If you sense that there's something that has not been said, test the waters to bring up the unspoken.

如果你感觉有些话没说出来，试着把没说出来的说出来。

They're testing the water to see if people like it.

他们想先测试一下，看人们喜不喜欢。

You're right. I think I need to make a few changes and then I'll test the water again.

你说的对。我想我要做些改动，然后再次试水。

No Li, to test the water means to test the idea, try it out and see if it works.

不是，莉，这个短语的意思是测试一下这个想法，先尝试看看能否成功。

I want to launch it next week but first I must test the water.

我想下周发布网站，不过首先我想先试水。