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1)(c) 法案,法令,常指有议会通过的重大法令(常大写)
Would you tell us something about the new
Education Act?
请你给我们讲讲新的教育法好吗？
国会通过了一项法令，禁止捕杀稀有动物。
Parliament has passed an act forbidding
the killing of rare animals.
注意:bill在美国通常指提交议会审议的法案或议案，在议会通过之前还不是法律。经过议会通过而成为法律的法案称为act。
The bill was finally passed by a majority
of 126.
注意与law, act连用的动词多用make
,pass
2)vi.做某事;表现(act +adv./介词短语)
He acted bravely when the building was on
fire.
我不懂他们的语言，你不得不充当一个翻译。
I don’t understand their language, so you
have to act as an interpreter.
She acted like an old woman.她的行动像老太太似的。
他的动作像呆子一般。
He acted like a fool.
3)vt.扮演；担任角色
Who acted Othello that night?
