My parents did this magic act for five years.(我父母表演這套把戲長達(dá)五年之久。)

And that means corporate directors and executives are starting to worry about being sued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for bungling the job.(這意味這企業(yè)董事和執(zhí)行官們開始擔(dān)心在薩班斯—奧克·斯里法案下由于工作不力而遭受起訴。)

For us ordinary people, we are our own agent; we act for ourselves.(對(duì)我們普通老百姓，我們是自己的代理人；我們?yōu)樽约焊苫睢?

He could be fined, or worse. He could also be charged under the Official Secrets Act for publishing interviews with Darshan Singh, the now-retired hangman in the book's title.(他有可能面臨罰款或更糟的情形，還可能會(huì)因出版對(duì)達(dá)山星——即書標(biāo)題中所提及退休劊子手——的采訪，被控觸犯《官方保密法》。)

"Every act for which he was prosecuted was undertaken for the purpose of protecting Enron and promoting its share value," his lawyers point out.(他的律師指出，“他被起訴的每一項(xiàng)罪名都是為保護(hù)安然公司，提升其股票價(jià)值而造成的。”)

And people always tell me that I should believe animals are rational because they act for reasons.(人們總是告訴我要相信，動(dòng)物很理性，因?yàn)樗鼈兊男袆?dòng)也有原因。)

It is rather an absolute and final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven.(這是一種絕對(duì)的、最終的行為，不管在人間和天堂都沒有補(bǔ)救辦法。)

I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.(我已授權(quán)他在我外出時(shí)代理我的職務(wù)。)

Programming is hard indeed, but not at all as difficult as life of a crook or joker who pretend, lie and act for living.(編程的確很難，但比起那些需要偽裝、欺騙和表演來生活的惡棍或者小丑來說，真的一點(diǎn)也不難。)

Humans are rational because they act for reasons.(人類理性是因?yàn)樗麄冃袆?dòng)是有理由的。)