Let no act be done without a purpose, nor otherwise than according to the perfect principles of art.

让任何行为都不要无目的地做出，也不要不根据完善的艺术原则做出。

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At the rear was a fortunetellers' chamber, and though I usually shun such things as silly, only-for-tourist displays, by that point I knew this was no act.

往后走是算命先生的屋子，虽然我经常回避这种事，认为很傻，只是给游客展示的，但是那是我知道这不是演戏。

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That is an act that no state or government apparatus can condone.

那是任何州以及政府机构都不能纵容的一种行为。

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The current version of the law, signed by George W.Bush eight years ago,is known as the No Child Left Behind Act.

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You could think of this as the poem's first -- by no means its last - its first act of poetic disobedience.

我们可以把这当做这首诗第一次--绝不可能是最后一次,-这首诗第一次违背诗歌规律。

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Why should I act in such a way if I have no expectation or reasonable expectation that those around me will reciprocate?

如果我对别人的报答,没有期望或合理的期望,我为什么要这样做？

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"On viewing the footage there's no act of resistance that I can see, " said PC D'Ambrosio.

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Unless Congress passes a second stimulus or bailout, the money will dry up through no act of the president.

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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted (Aesop).

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