A single act of rebellion or disobedience was often enough to seal a woman's fate.
仅一次反抗或不服从的行为在以前就往往足以决定一个女人的命运。
I'm glad you read the riot act to Billy. He's still a kid and still needs to be told what to do.
我很高兴你向比利提出了不良行为警告。他还是个孩子，还是需要有人指导。
Machines such as these take researchers into the field of socialised robotics: how to make robots act in a way that does not scare or offend individuals.
诸如此类的机器促使研究人员步入了机器人社会化的领域：即，如何让机器人以一种既不会吓到或冒犯到别人的方式行动。
You can't change who you are by reading a book or change the way you act by watching a video.
你不能通过读一本书来改变自己，也不能通过看一段视频来改变自己的行为方式。
If we believe it's a finite resource, we act that way, we feel exhausted and need breaks between demanding mental tasks.
如果我们认为这种资源有限，我们就会根据这种想法而行动，我们会感到疲惫，且需要在繁重的脑力劳动之间休息。
People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood.
人们把花扔进两国之间的河里，以此作为兄弟情谊的象征性的行为。
This act was a signal to his victim's friends that he was someone to be reckoned with.
这一举动是给为他所害者的朋友们的一个信号，告诉他们他是个必须被小心对付的人。
It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
这是毁灭性的野蛮行径，完全没有方法可理解。
Trying to continue with a demanding career and manage a child or two is an impossible juggling act.
一边要做一份费神费力的工作，一边又要照顾一两个小孩，根本无法同时兼顾。
He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.
他对黄热病疫情对城市化进程的阻碍为一种巧合做出了解释。
Dust bags act as a filter and suction will be reduced if they are too full.
灰尘袋是一个过滤器，一旦太满吸力就会减弱。
The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
新税法应该能促进出口。
High marginal tax rates may act as a disincentive to working longer hours.
边际税率过高也许会抑制加班时间。
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。
Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia.
仅在十年前，这样的法案本来还需要弗吉尼亚州的立法批准。
As global markets continue to see-saw on the verge of another recession, central banks across the world face a difficult balancing act of monetary policy.
随着全球市场继续在另一场萧条的边缘摇摆不定，全球各国央行都面临着艰难的货币政策平衡行动。
It was a symbolic act, indicating that under Grune's leadership, Reader's Digest was going to be different.
这是一个象征性的举动，表明在格鲁恩的领导下，《读者文摘》将会有所不同。
"It seemed like the perfect chance for natural selection to act on a population," said Dr. Ilardo.
“这似乎是自然选择在一个群体中发挥作用的完美机会。”伊拉尔多博士说。
Holmes says that a perfectly able woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model.
赫尔姆斯说，一个完全有能力的女人不再需要在公众面前表现得像个模特一样无能为力。
Suddenly Hannay had a bright idea—he could act as the road worker and get away from his enemies.
突然，汉内有了一个好主意——他可以做一名马路工人，从而摆脱他的敌人。
You might have a supernatural story involving a king, and he'd act like you'd expect a Norwegian king to act.
你可能会有关于某个国王的超自然故事，而他的行为和你想象中挪威国王的所作所为一样。
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。
But if governments don't want a data economy controlled by a few giants, they must act soon.
但是，如果政府不希望数据经济由少数巨头控制，它们必须尽快采取行动。
But if government doesn't want a data economy controlled by a few giants, they must act soon.
但是，如果政府不希望数据经济由这几个巨头控制，他们必须尽快采取行动。
Researchers used ACT scores as a measure of intellectual aptitude.
研究人员用美国大学入学考试（ACT）成绩来衡量其智力资质。
Tom, I don't know what is to become of a boy that will act like that.
汤姆，我不知道一个会那样做的男孩将来会怎么样。
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。
For both sides, GM foods seem to act as a symbol: you're pro-agricultural business or anti-science.
对双方来说，转基因食品似乎是一个标志：你是支持农业的企业还是反对科学的企业。
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。
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。
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