To re-enact something is to perform again the actions of a real event from the past — a battle, a wedding, a crime, a famous speech.

To re-enact something重演某件事 is to perform again the actions of a real event from the past就是把過去真實發生過的事，動作重新演一次 a battle, a wedding, a crime, a famous speech像一場戰役、一場婚禮、一件案子、一場有名的演講

People at a museum may re-enact an old fight in old clothes. Police or a TV news show may ask someone to re-enact what happened in the street last night, step by step, so others can see it. It is acting, but the point is to copy a true past, not to invent a new story.

People at a museum may re-enact an old fight in old clothes博物館裡的人可能會穿古裝重演一場舊時代的戰鬥 police or a TV news show may ask someone to re-enact what happened in the street last night警察或電視新聞台可能會請人重演昨晚街上發生的事 step by step, so others can see it一步一步演出來，讓別人看得懂 it is acting這是一種表演 but the point is to copy a true past但重點是要重現真實發生過的事 not to invent a new story不是要編一個新故事

Though actually, lawyers and governments also re-enact a law, meaning they pass that law again; that is a different, more paper-and-parliament use.

Though actually不過其實 lawyers and governments also re-enact a law律師和政府也會re-enact一條法律 meaning they pass that law again意思是他們把那條法律重新通過一次 that is a different, more paper-and-parliament use這是另一種用法，比較偏文書和國會方面

In school English you will meet the “act it out again” sense first. You re-enact an event, not a feeling.

In school English在學校英文裡 you will meet the "act it out again" sense first你會先學到「把它重新演一次」這個意思 you re-enact an event你重演的是一件事 not a feeling不是一種感覺

British spelling often keeps the hyphen (re-enact); American spelling often writes reenact.

British spelling often keeps the hyphen英式拼法通常保留連字號 re-enact寫成re-enact American spelling often writes reenact美式拼法則常常寫成reenact