木偶师熟练地操纵着提线木偶表演古老的童话故事。

The puppeteer skillfully controlled the ___marionette to act out an old fairy tale.

那个傀儡演员只是老板手中的提线木偶，完全没有自己的主见。

The actor was just a ___marionette in the hands of his boss, with no opinions of his own.