He had gone to see the preview of a play.

他去看过一出戏的预演。

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She was making a play for the sales manager's job.

她千方百计要取得销售部经理的位置。

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It's a play – painful, funny, and powerfully acted.

这是一出戏–令人痛苦而又逗人发笑，演得很有感染力。

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Janai Nelson and Crystal Granderson-Reid thought of the idea for the dolls during a play date for their children.

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Now Milton at the same time -- we're talking about the 1640s - had been contemplating writing a play.

弥尔顿在同一时期--17世纪40年代,-同时在考虑要写一部戏剧。

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And if you are prepared to stand up for about two and a half to three hours to watch a play,

而且你要准备好了站上大约两个半小时到三个小时，去看一场戏剧，

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He called out a play that the team had choreographed a hundred times in practice.

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Then she would get a new part in a play and the idea was understandably postponed.

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They've come out and shown we want to make a play in this Test series still.

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