The earlier protests had just been dressrehearsals for full-scale revolution.
早期的抗议仅仅是大革命开始前的预演。
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We went to all the dressrehearsals together.
我们一起去了所有的彩排。
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Over the past weeks, the teams and their legions of fans have begun arriving while final preparations are made and and dressrehearsals held for the Opening Ceremony on Friday.