"Iran's program is an effort to force recognition of its role as a regional power.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Because I was taught good style, I'm giving that variable a name that conjures up the idea of its role, which is thankful or not.

因为我们学习了好的格式风格，我将给那个变量起一个,能使我们联想到它的角色作用，它是满意的或不满意的。

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Its role is to move molecules around in the body so that they're available to cells everywhere within your body regardless of how close they are to your skin, and we'll talk about that.

它能将分子输送到身体各处,供体内所有的细胞使用,而无论那些细胞多么靠近体表,我们会讲到这些的

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

He stressed its role as a bridge between cultures, and its unique position as a large secular democracy with a 99 percent majority Muslim population.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The poem seems unusually self-conscious about the role that its similes play.

这首诗看起来不同于往常地,对明喻在其中扮演的角色有所自知。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Bosnian Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said the current political crisis would not adversely impact its role on the council or prevent it from taking common positions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

There is clearly some kind of an official group that has some sort of political role to play, which is popular in its character.

很显然需要有一个官方组织,扮演某种政治角色,从属性上来说这很常见

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

The queen praised the United Nations for its role in reducing conflict, offering humanitarian assistance and tackling the effects of poverty in many parts of the world.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

We never sell the wine before its time, something like that. On television, in different acting roles, he would take any worthless role in somebody's movie just because there was such a large fee, and he will pour that into his movies.

之前人们对这种酒闻所未闻，在电视上，在饰演,不同的角色时，他在一些电影中做不起眼的角色,因为这可以,赚到一大笔钱，然后可以投到自己的电影中。

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Cairo prides itself on its role in trying to restart stalled peace talks and just this week, has been trying to mediate a calm between Palestinians and Israelis over Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

We must be extra vigilant, The government must play its role as to make the environment safe and remove all environmental factors cancer. (OMITTED) Good sources of drinking water, he says,will stop people from going to streams and ponds, where they get infected with some of these organisms.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

The United States wants South Africa to step up its leadership role in Africa, particularly in the area of trade.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

The Obama administration came into office offering outreach to Tehran, including a direct U.S.role in big-power contacts with Iran on its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

But by pursuing its current foreign policy strategy, Turkey is also taking on Iran's mostly self-ascribed role as defender of the Muslim underdog.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Its mission is to examine Britain's role in the run-up to the start of the Iraq war in 2003 through the conflict and its aftermath.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

India's move to buy gold from the IMF is also seen as part of an effort to assert its greater role in world economic affairs.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

Those who decried the plight of Palestinian civilians trapped inside Israeli-blockaded Gaza also pointed to Egypt's role in keeping its border to the besieged territory largely closed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Without Tiger Woods, it makes it very very difficult to do that,". In addition to Accenture, Gillette chose to limit Wood's role in its $5 million yearly deal with him.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

At a news conference with Philippines Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, Clinton said it was not her role to discuss military decisions but said the United States is prepared to continue the support for its regional ally.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Talking about the U.S.role in Asia, Gates told the conference Washington's commitment to its allies was as strong as ever, but that greater multilateral cooperation was needed to deal with both old and new challenges to security.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

The Tea Party movement, which takes its name from a significant American Revolutionary War event, played a significant role in drumming up grassroots opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and in raising concerns about the country's growing budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09