play a game是玩个游戏，但play the game可不是玩游戏的意思。
The negotiation broke down because one side refused to play the game.
因一方拒绝按章办事，谈判破裂了。
Everyone accepted the bribe except him.
He doesn't know how to the play the game.
除了他，每个人都收红包了。他真不上道。
Play by the rules 遵守游戏规则I will not stand by when our competitors don't play by the rules.
我不会袖手旁观，任凭我们的竞争对手不按规则办事。
We cannot have a double standard where we say everybody else must play by the rules, but we do not need to.
我们不能采用双重标准，即要求别人必须按章行事而我们自己却不必如此。
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