The country's first act would be to recruit for the navy.

国家的第一个行动是为海军征募新兵。

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The trick now is a balancing act -- you don't want to be the first one to break eye contact but you can't be a creepo who stares.

这个小把戏立刻就是一种平衡之道——你不想成为第一个打破目光接触的人，然而你也不能表现得很主动。

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I mean, that first documentary you started-the one about how I looked like him, and I was destined to act like him-to be honest, I thought it was plain meanspirited. And kind of presumptuous.

我是说，你开始拍纪录片里——那个关于我多么像他，我注定要像他一样的片子——实话说，我觉得这就是你太小心眼儿和霸道。

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For the first time she seemed to be taking a rest from the tiring act of thought.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

To end this historic conflict, both sides must be historically bold, because if each waits stubbornly for the other to act first, this will go on and be waiting for an eternity."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

The Senate will be first to act this year, and the bill needs 60 votes to pass.

WSJ: Fred Barnes: Immigration Reform Is Starting to Roll

By keeping the momentum going in Florida, Democrats are going to have to invest the time and resources, and the first act would be to drive the Meek campaign to victory.

CNN: Florida race could haunt Democrats in 2012

So when the Assembly convened on July 8th, he insisted that its first act should be to amend the constitution, to allow the speaker and prime minister to be elected simultaneously.

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