They tend to act out of impulse.

他们往往冲动行事。

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Some even act out of sheer altruism.

有些行为甚至完全是利他的。

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When people act out of obligation they are less likely to follow through and keep up with the practice they've promised to adopt.

当人们出于义务而采取行动时，虽然此前已经答应要按步骤采纳时间，但他们却很难真正做到一步一个脚印地进行。

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The victims are pulled out of rubble. Medical personnel act quickly to respond to injuries and save lives.

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This was an act of compulsion, and the poet had to be forced to press this lyric out of himself.

这是一个强迫性的行为,诗人被迫绞尽脑汁写出这首诗来。

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Act for them, to them. Don't act as if they are just some bunch of Philistines out there who can't appreciate your art.

为他们表演，想他们表演，不要把它们当做俗气的人,所以不能欣赏你们的艺术。

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Instead, they act out of impulse, rushing and racing to buy products filling the needs and desires of ruthless marketers, rather than their own.

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And you won't act out of character while you're hypnotised.

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But for all the work that it does in its continent, South Africa is almost paranoically careful not to throw its economic and diplomatic weight around or to act out of step with its African partners.

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