This was a fiendish act of wickedness.

这是一种残忍邪恶的行为。

It seems like an act of monumental folly.

这似乎是一种非常愚蠢的行为。

The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage.

这次爆炸是一次惊人的蓄意破坏行为。

Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.

只有国会的法案才能扭转这种局面。

The committee was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament.

该委员会是根据议会法案于1974年设立的。

The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives.

这些人在挖掩埋起来的炸药时被逮了个正着。

Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading.

语言诠释是阅读行为的全部意义。

A single act of rebellion or disobedience was often enough to seal a woman's fate.

仅一次反抗或不服从的行为在以前就往往足以决定一个女人的命运。

People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood.

人们把花扔进两国之间的河里，以此作为兄弟情谊的象征性的行为。

The very act of writing makes us more likely to believe it.

正是写作的行为让我们更容易相信它。

That's what makes the act of rereading so rich and transformative.

这就是为什么重读的行为如此丰富而具有变革性。

In most tribal societies the only means to deal with an act of violence is revenge.

在大多数部落社会中，对付暴力行为的唯一手段是复仇。

Every act of honesty is a deposit into your personal bank account and will build strength.

诚实的行为像一笔储蓄金，会存入你的个人银行账户并建立你的诚信度。

Attempts to brand the belly dance as an act of seduction are both demeaning and distorting.

试图将肚皮舞标榜为一种诱惑行为是贬低和扭曲的。

Just the act of planning to take a photo—and not actually taking it—had the same joy-boosting effect.

人们不需要真的拍照，仅仅是有拍照这个打算一样能产生增加愉悦感的效果。

The biggest was the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which protects imperiled animal species from extinction.

其中最著名的是1973年的《濒危物种法案》，该法案旨在保护濒临灭绝的动物物种。

Since these are authoritative ethical standards, the word that fills the blank must describe the act of establishing those standards.

因为这些都是权威的道德标准，所以这个空白的词必须描述建立这些标准的行为。

"Wallet threat" is the reluctant act of pulling one's wallet out as a sign of willingness to pay for a meal that was assumed to be a treat.

“钱包威胁”是指这样一种行为：人们不情愿地把自己的钱包掏出来，表示愿意为一顿原以为是他人请客的饭局买单。

Parents of very young children know this: You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookie the evidence of candy written on his or her face.

小孩子的父母都知道这一点：当你发现你的孩子正在偷饼干的时候，他或她的脸上写着糖果的痕迹。

As global markets continue to see-saw on the verge of another recession, central banks across the world face a difficult balancing act of monetary policy.

随着全球市场继续在另一场萧条的边缘摇摆不定，全球各国央行都面临着艰难的货币政策平衡行动。

A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions.

对礼貌行为的友好点头或挥手感谢有助于创造带有善意的宽容氛围，这在现代交通条件下是非常必要的。

Teachers, it is thought, benefit from the practice of reflection, the conscious act of thinking deeply about and carefully examining the interactions and events within their own classrooms.

人们认为，教师从反思的实践中受益，反思是一种深入思考并且仔细检查在他们教室内发生的交流和活动的有意识的行为。

The killing was the act of a madman.

这起凶杀案是一个疯子所为。

The murder was the act of a psychopath.

这次谋杀是精神变态者所为。

He was caught in the act of stealing a car.

他偷汽车时被当场逮个正着。

These women regard his death as an act of providence.

这些妇女将他的死看成是天意的展现。

Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him.

当尼尔走到他身后时，肯正在付账单。

A Japanese farmer is famous for his act of love.

一位日本农民因为他充满爱的行为而闻名。

However, that same act of sharing could be problem for your own security.

然而，同样的分享行为会为你自己带来安全问题。