We are taking action, having been in receipt of a letter from him.

收到他的信之后，我们正采取行动。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The government is taking emergency action to deal with a housing crisis.

该政府正在采取紧急行动来处理一次住房危机。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He is considering taking legal action against the hospital.

他正考虑起诉这家医院。

《牛津词典》

So,many people were shocked when Roosevelt announced he was taking action under the law against the railroad trust.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

In each of these cases the figure who stands ab extra, from outside, is an observer, an observer looking in and interpreting the action before him and an observer in a position presumably to make some kind of moral judgment on the action taking place.

在每个例证中，处在明喻本身之外的人，都是一个观察者，一个,向内展望并且解说他眼前的进展的观察人,一个似乎是要对发生的事情作出某些道德评论的观察人。

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He was called a hero for taking this kind of personal action to support the farm workers.

VOA: special.2009.09.06

With all the action taking place only 24km down, the seabed was thrust violently upwards, triggering huge waves.

ECONOMIST: The myth and reality of the Japanese earthquake

We hope that the talks can make progress, but we cannot rule out industrial action taking place on this issue.

BBC: Unions have not ruled out strikes over pension cuts

With a wealth of action taking place during the Games fans from across the globe can interact with each other via various platforms.

CNN: July 24, 2012 -- Updated 2201 GMT (0601 HKT)