He plays a wisecracking detective.

他扮演一位满嘴俏皮话的侦探。

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She plays a mean game of chess.

她的国际象棋下得很棒。

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Here the window plays a prominent part in the design.

这里，窗户在设计中有着突出的作用。

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And in societies where there is less trust between people, the quality of the legal system plays a larger part.

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When an instrument--any instrument--the piano, plays a note what you hear is one fundamental pitch.

当任何乐器,比如钢琴,弹出一个音符时,你听到一个的是一个基本音高

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you have a big exhibition about the plays and the life and the times of William Shakespeare.

可以看到一个大型的关于威廉•莎士比亚的戏剧、生活和时代的展览。

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Westworld Yul Brynner plays a robotic reproduction of Yul Brynner playing Chris from the Magnificent Seven.

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Anderson Cancer Centre in Texas, has produced some data implying that lack of health insurance plays a role.

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"I think the public imagination plays a major part in the collecting genre, " notes Bonhams' Lindgren.

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