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Some people do not want to play second fiddle.

有些人不愿充当副手或不愿屈居人下。（fiddle是一种小提琴）。

The following season he was forced to play second fiddle to McLaren's Mika Hakkinen, who was crowned champion.

接下来的赛季，他被迫充当迈凯伦车队的哈基宁的副手，后者则获得冠军。

He has to play the second fiddle.

他不得不充当副手。

In other words animals play an important role in the progress of our human beings.

换句话说，动物在人类的进步过程中充当着重要的角色。

The Plenipotentiary members introduced themselves one by one, and after further formalities the Regent and his retinue were directed to the amphitheater that had been designated for the talks.

全权大使委员会的成员们一个接一个地自我介绍，进一步的礼节之后，瑞金特和随从们被带到充当会谈场所的阶梯圆剧场去。

Plumbum vessels were often used as funerary objects, acting as the Ming vessels before the Qin Dynasty.

先秦时期，铅器多被用作随葬品，充当明器的角色。

One of the king's ideas was a public arena as an agent of poetic justice. Crime was punished, or innocence was decided, by the result of chance.

这些想法中的其中一个是设立一个公共竞技场来充当审判场所，赏善罚恶全是随机的。

This is the air-actuated poppet valve that will serve as the ballast tank blow vent.

这是空气驱动锥阀将充当压载水舱的打击，发泄。

In the long history of Chinese diplomacy porcelain is the business card.

在中国漫长的对外交往中，瓷器充当了中国的名片。

When the political parties are in office, the non-democratic phenomenon is the following:"pork barrel"; the parties play important roles in the executive, legislative and judicial authorities; the parties are establishing identification with the government.

具体表现为政党取得执政资格后按党派意志分配官职而形成的政党分肥制、政党对国家立法、行政、司法部门权力的渗透使得政党从充当社会与国家之间桥梁的角色转向社会的对立面而与国家一体化的趋势。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！