There is, I think, much truth in Patricia's observation that "lecturing is an unnatural act, an act for which God did not design humans".
帕特里夏说“讲课是一种非自然的行为，这种行为不是上帝设计给人类的”，我认为她的观察很有道理。
Humans are rational because they act for reasons.
人类理性是因为他们行动是有理由的。
In his absence, she will act for him in negotiations.
他不在时，她将代替他进行谈判。
She has not learnt to manage her affairs yet, and I act for her: there's nobody else.'
她还没有学会管理她的事情呢，我替她办，没有别人啦。
And people always tell me that I should believe animals are rational because they act for reasons.
人们总是告诉我要相信，动物很理性，因为它们的行动也有原因。
Nevertheless, the markets (and central banks) still face a tricky high-wire act for the rest of the year.
然而，市场（以及央行）在今年仍然面临走钢丝般棘手的处境。
An analysis of the iPhone's release to the market reveals it will be a hard act for phone makers to follow.
分析发现，IPhone进入市场，将会使得手机制造商们路途艰辛。
Q: Why did you research ACT for malaria at a time when there were no concerns about resistance to artemisinin?
问：为何您在青蒿素耐药性并未引起关注的时候就研究青蒿素类复方药呢？
Programming is hard indeed, but not at all as difficult as life of a crook or joker who pretend, lie and act for living.
编程的确很难，但比起那些需要伪装、欺骗和表演来生活的恶棍或者小丑来说，真的一点也不难。
The governing of a distress call is actually an extremely delicate high-wire act for any young organism from an evolutionary point of view.
事实上，发出求救信号,是极其危险的行为,从进化的角度看,对任何一个年轻的生物体。
And that means corporate directors and executives are starting to worry about being sued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for bungling the job.
这意味这企业董事和执行官们开始担心在萨班斯—奥克·斯里法案下由于工作不力而遭受起诉。
Chester Zoo's Act for wildlife site hopes social media, video and blogs will increase gadget-obsessed youngsters' interest in wildlife.
切斯特动物园的“保护野生动物行动网站”希望社会媒体、视频和博客携起手来增加沉迷于电子娱乐设备的年轻人对野生动物的兴趣。
“Every act for which he was prosecuted was undertaken for the purpose of protecting Enron and promoting its share value,” his lawyers point out.
他的律师指出，“他被起诉的每一项罪名都是为保护安然公司，提升其股票价值而造成的。”
"Every act for which he was prosecuted was undertaken for the purpose of protecting Enron and promoting its share value," his lawyers point out.
他的律师指出，“他被起诉的每一项罪名都是为保护安然公司，提升其股票价值而造成的。”
As well as supporting work to protect species such as orangutans, Asian elephants and black rhinos, Act for Wildlife has also included a project called UK Wildlife.
除了为保护大猩猩、亚洲象和黑犀牛等物种做支持性工作之外，“保护野生动物行动”还包括一个称作“英国野生动物”的项目。
He's given a lot of thought to the problems of people like that student, and suggested that the current foreclosure crisis could be a full-employment act for the legal profession.
他给那个学生提供了很多建议，认为现在丧失抵押品赎回权的危机对于法定职业都是充分就业的行为。
He could be fined, or worse. He could also be charged under the Official Secrets Act for publishing interviews with Darshan Singh, the now-retired hangman in the book's title.
他有可能面临罚款或更糟的情形，还可能会因出版对达山星——即书标题中所提及退休刽子手——的采访，被控触犯《官方保密法》。
Before the night of his show Mr Lambert agreed to tone down his act for the Putra Bukit Jalil stadium, tailoring it to suit local sensibilities and perhaps even widening his appeal.
在演唱会的前夜，兰伯特先生缓和了他在武吉加里尔体育馆的行为，做出修订以使其适应当地的情感，甚至有可能扩大其影响力。
A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles, and Congress passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944, which called for strict, centrally controlled design criteria.
一项政府研究建议建立一个33920英里的全国高速公路系统，因此国会通过了1944年的联邦援助高速公路法案，该法案要求为沙漠地区制定严格、集中管理的相关准则。
The quality of independence is so indispensable for us that parents had better act as a tutor, not a director.
独立的品质对我们来说是如此的不可或缺，父母最好是一个导师，而不是一个指导者。
Students in fifty schools are to act as guinea pigs for these new teaching methods.
五十所学校的学生将作为这些新教学法的试验对象。
The centre will act as a clearinghouse for research projects for former nuclear scientists.
该中心将作为前任核科学家研究项目的信息搜集所。
The quality of independence is so indispensable for us that parents had better act as a tutor, not a dictator.
独立的品质对我们来说是不可或缺的，所以父母最好是做一个指导者，而不是独裁者。
For earned media, such marketers act as the initiator for users' responses.
对于口碑媒体而言，这些营销人员扮演着诱发用户回应的角色。
China's New Food Act provides for a food recall system where producers have to stop production if their food isn't up to standards.
中国的新食品法规定了食品召回制度，如果食物质量不达标，生产商必须停止生产。
Sometimes I act as a listening ear for fellow students to talk over what is bothering them.
有时我充当一个倾听者，听我的学生们讨论他们的烦心事。
Ideally, different kinds of reading inform each other, and act as useful reference points for and counterbalances to one another.
理想情况下，不同类型的阅读可以相互提供信息，并作为有用的参考点，相互平衡。
Ideally, different kinds of reading inform each other, and act as useful reference points for and counterbalances to one another.
理想情况下，不同类型的阅读可以相互提供信息，并作为有用的参考点，相互平衡。
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