When children end up taking care of their parents, it is a strange role reversal indeed.

当孩子们最终照看起父母来的时候，这确实是一个奇怪的角色转变。

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I salute the governor for the leadership role that he is taking.

我对州长的领导风范表示敬意。

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Artists joined other cultural workers in making political statements and played a key role in taking these statements to the public.

艺术家们与其他文化工作者一起发表政治声明，并在将这些声明推向公众方面发挥了关键作用。

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But by pursuing its current foreign policy strategy, Turkey is also taking on Iran's mostly self-ascribed role as defender of the Muslim underdog.

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Recently,AMISOM has begun taking a more active role in the conflict, patrolling far beyond their bases, and at one point, fighting alongside government forces.

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The spokesman did confirm that the singer was taking some prescription medications, but could not say whether they played a role in his death.

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In Lake Matano, they found that green rust played a dominant role in taking up nickel.

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Conley was providing a nice supporting role, taking the ball to the rim.

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Role players taking lots of shots didn't work out too well on Thursday, with Landry Fields and Toney Douglas making four of their combined 15 shots.

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