1. Each new act that confirms your job loss starts the pain again:
    每一个进一步让你确认自己已失去了工作的新情况都会重新激起你的痛楚：

2. But if no one can be trusted to act in a loyal and responsible manner towards his job, then the business will require armies of administrators, checkers, and foremen, and administrative overheads will rise correspondingly.
    但是，如果企业中谁也不可信赖会对工作尽忠守职，那么企业就会需要大批的管理人员、检查人员和带班人员，管理费用就会相应地增加。

3. Becoming more creative means paying attention to that endless flow of ideas you produce, and learning to capture and act upon the new that's within you.
    变得更有创造力意味着去留心你那些无穷无尽的想法，学会捕捉你脑子里的新东西并将之付诸行动。

4. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the girl promised to order some for him.
    当哈里装出懊恼的样子，那位姑娘答应帮他订购一些。

5. When Harry put on his act of being mildly annoyed, the assistant promised to order some for him.
    哈里装出不高兴的样子时，女售货员答应为他定货。

6. We were also prepared to act out some mildly unusual behavior that might speak of some emotional problems, without appearing seriously disturbed or dangerous.
    我们也准备做出一些稍微有点不正常的行为, 表明我们情感上有问题、但看上去又不是神经很不正常或对他人有危险的行为。

7. We weren't up to trying our act at an exclusive restaurant, so we wandered around the first floor and left.
    我们的演技还达不到上高档餐厅一试身手的水平，所以我们在底楼兜了一圈就走了。

8. We still have guns, but the bullets are fake, and videos are played where actors act out various types of situations.
    手中仍有枪，但子弹是假的。屏幕上演员在扮演着各种场面。

9. This move constitutes an act of aggression.
    这一举动构成了侵略行为。

10. This determined him to act immediately.
    这使他下决心马上采取行动。