Acid test 严峻的考验

　　a decisive, crucial test of something’s true worth or someone’s true abilities (coming from the use of nitric acid to test the authenticity of gold samples)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　“We liked the new manager, but we knew the acid test would be how she did when she opened our new office in San Francisco by herself.”

　　Action item 行动要点

　　a specific task that is identified as needing to be done quickly, often as a top priority

　　EXAMPLE:

　　“During our meeting we developed a list of specific action items for each department to accomplish before the next meeting.”