When a fast ball lands short of you, you have to play back.

He's playing the lead in the new play.

他在这出新剧中担任主角.

Dave and Michelle invited me to go out with them but I don't want to play gooseberry all evening.

戴夫和米歇尔邀请我跟他们一起出去,不过我可不想整个晚上都当电灯泡.

Taken altogether , this TV play was successful.

总的看来, 这部电视剧是成功的.

Critics enthusiastically acclaimed the new play.

评论家们热情洋溢地称赞这部新剧.

The play was something to write home about.

那出戏精彩极了.

If you play the fool, and lose a good job on consequence , you can hardly expect much sympathy.

如果你干蠢事而失去一份好工作, 你几乎得不到大家的同情.

The scenery for the play must have cost too much.

那出戏的舞台布景一定很费钱.

All the actors know the play backward.

所有演员对剧本都熟知到可以倒背如流.

He has written a fine preface to the play.

他为这个剧本写了一篇精彩的序言.

The play is in rehearsal now.

这出戏正在排演中.

After leaving university, Therese decided on a career in publishing.

大学毕业后，特蕾泽决定从事出版行业。

Leaving the relationship does not mean that the battering will stop.

结束这段感情并不意味着这种殴打伤害就会停止。

Some would question the wisdom of leaving her out of the team.

有人会质疑把她排除在队伍之外是否明智。

He went ashore leaving me to start repairing the torn sail.

他上岸去了，留下我修理被撕破的船帆。

He scored again, leaving Dartford trailing 3-0 at the break.

他又进球了,使得中场休息时达特福德队以3:0落后.

On leaving, she paused for a moment at the door.

离开时，她在门口停顿了一下。

One in four pupils leaving secondary school can't read or write properly.

中学毕业生中有1/4的人读写有问题。

He gave reporters the slip by leaving at midnight.

他在午夜时分离开，避开了记者的追踪。

The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.

电影公司垮了，克里斯没了工作，也失去了他一生的积蓄。

At dawn I woke him up and said we were leaving.

黎明时分，我把他叫醒，告诉他我们要走了。