Neil sat at the piano and began playing, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practising.

尼尔坐在钢琴边，凭着记忆开始演奏曾听他姐姐练习过的曲子。

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He started his career in show business by playing the saxophone and singing.

他以吹萨克斯管和唱歌开始了他的演艺生涯。

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A strange smile was playing about his face, and Wendy saw it and shuddered.

他脸上露出一种奇怪的微笑，温迪看见了，打了个寒颤。

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One of his early programs was a history show where he questioned actors playing people like Aristotle and Joan of Arc.

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That's simple, and he just started playing the best tennis of his life, just remembering what it's been like for him.

很简单，他就已经,开始打网球生涯中最好的表现，仅仅是记起了比赛的真正含义。

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that guy gets to take over and start playing his song.

他们就会弹谁点的歌。

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Guan and his playing partners, Ben Crenshaw and Matteo Manassero, never held up the group behind them.

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As a result of Tour rules officials stalking him with a stopwatch, Na and his playing partners each day finished their rounds close behind the groups in front of them.

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But the ground felt damp and cold under his knees and a whiff of sulfurous air stung his lungs and the cold sun playing on his skin seemed to stir the cigarette burns to pain, and the pain brought home to him that what had happened, and what was about to happen, were no dream.

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