彩排

wǒ gào su guo nǐ cǎi pái yào zhǔn shí de

我告诉过你彩排要准时的！

I told you to be on time for the rehearsal!

wǒ men bèi yī qǐ qǐng qù guān kàn cǎi pái

我们被一起请去观看彩排。

All of us were invited to sit in on the dress rehearsal.

zhè cì xuǎn jǔ shì zhēn zhèng xuǎn jǔ qián de yī cì cǎi pái

这次选举是真正选举前的一次彩排。

The election is a dress rehearsal for the real elections.