Narration is a basic speech act up on which people tell and retell their experience.

叙事是人类最基本的一种言语活动，是人们借以组织和重述人生经验的主要模式。

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Dominic, the show-off of the group, picked up one measly pear, put it on top of his snout, and performed a balancing act as we made our way back to the cave.

多米尼克，队伍里最爱耍酷的家伙，拿起一个很小的梨子，把梨子顶在鼻子上玩找平衡的杂耍，在我们回山洞的路上捣腾个没完。

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He put on an act, which showed him up completely.

他这番表演，真可谓淋漓尽致。

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