play a supporting role of

Gates's notion that the Internet would play a supporting role in the information highway of the future, rather than being the highway itself, was out-of-date the day the Road Ahead was published.

盖茨的观点是互联网将在未来的信息高速公路中扮演一个辅助性的角色，而不会成为信息高速公路本身；这个观点在《未来之路》出版的时代就已经过时了。

The rest of the world can play a supporting role but, in the end, this work has to be done by the eurozone countries themselves.

世界其他国家可以发挥帮助作用，但是，这个工作最终必须得由欧元区国家自己做。

He will also play a central role in supporting crosscutting programs and in working with the deans to leverage the strengths of the Schools in service of the University as a whole.

他同时也作为支持横向计划的重要人物从整体上与各院长利用各个学院的能力来为全校服务。