There are regrets of omission and regrets of commission.

有不作为遗憾，也有有作为遗憾。

I mean, she could have been something.

她本可有所作为。

It was time for some real lads to get up there and take charge.

该让有作为台统治摇滚了。

Most were along narrow manmade waterways used to water crops.

很多都沿着之前来灌溉作为工水道而建。

In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.

玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱象征。

Sorry we listened to people who made excuses to do nothing.

对不起，我们听信那些满嘴借口却无所作为。

And this is when you're really doing something that makes a difference.

这就是你真正在做一些有所作为事情时候。

And these aren't excuses for not doing other things, these are not silver bullets.

这些并不是不作为借口。解决这些问题没有灵丹妙药。

Now, simple answers could be simple phrases.

现在，可单短语作为单答案。

But not as a cosmetic green layer.

但并不是作为美观绿化层。

We would not be sectarian either individually as believers or corporately as local churches.

不论是作为个别信徒，或是作为团体地方召会，我们都不分门别类。

And chlorides can be an indicator of pollution.

氯化物可作为污染指标。

At that point in my life, I could have done anything or become anyone.

在我生命那个时期，我可做任何事情，或是成为一个有作为。

Professor, we are contractually within our rights.

教授，我们作为符合合同中条款。

Would I have to get my parents to guarantor the loan?

我得让我父母作为贷款担保吧？

You may be able to abdicate all your parental responsibility, but I cannot.

你也许能放弃所有作为家长责任，但我不能。

I used beetroot as a dye for wool.

我甜菜根作为羊毛染料。

The small island's days as a prison are long past.

小岛作为监狱日子早已过去。

We use hydrogen gas as the source of electrons.

我们氢气作为电子来源。

And this is just the structure of being human.

这仅仅是作为特质。