I'm going to act in a play tonight.

我今晚要参加一出戏剧的演出。

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Professionals of stage and screen, they know how to express an emotion when called upon to act it.We believe them when we see them cry or fall in love or die in a movie or play.

以舞台和屏幕为职业的他们知道，用何种表情来表达规定的情感，当看到他们在电影或戏剧中或痛哭流涕或坠入爱河亦或是与世长辞，我们都深信不疑。

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These they have to bring into play by means of a single motive power, and cause to act in concert.

他们不得不凭借唯一的动力把它们发动起来，并使之协调行动。

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The story of how Saatchi lost the plot in the late 1980s and early '90s is itself a case study in being led astray by still trying to act a part in a play that ended a while back, but what's equally interesting is how the company was able to rethink its plot, as Saatchi's chief executive, Kevin Roberts, has noted in his blog.

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