But talking is not acting.

但是说和做是两回事。

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Action will have costs, and these must be compared with the costs of not acting.

采取措施会有代价，而这些代价必须要与不采取措施的代价相比较。

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Police said they were not acting on new information in deciding to darken her skin.

警方表示，他们不是根据新消息而决定加深马德琳的肤色地。

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Many Americans blamed President Grant for not acting quickly enough to stop the activity of his two friends.

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So the writer seems very determined to tell the story in a way that depicts God as acting not capriciously but according to certain clear standards of justice.

作者似乎决定,描述不是一个变幻莫测,而是有着很清楚公正原则的上帝。

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Acting becomes a religious practice for much more than Franny, not just for Franny and for Zooey 'cause Zooey's an actor too.

对弗兰尼而言，表演变成了宗教的实践，不只是对弗兰尼，还对左伊，因为左伊也是一个演员。

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He also said he felt that police were not acting on the "intelligence" they received.

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However they are not acting in the long-term best interest of either of their countries.

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Frank Lesh, analyst FuturePath Trading, said gold is not acting like a safe haven.

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