He took a book from the shelf.

他从那个架上拿了一本书。

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He took a very scientific approach to management.

他采取了一种非常科学的管理方法。

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He took a step towards the door.

他朝门口迈了一步。

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He took a room in an old house next to a magnificent garden filled with strange flowers and other plants.

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Basically what he did is he took a very thin metal foil and he bombarded it with charged particles.

简单的说他做的工作是,用一张非常薄的金属箔,然后用带电的粒子轰击它。

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He took a job teaching, went to another part of the British Empire and went to Canada, got a job at McGill.

他教过书，后来去了英国帝国分校,再后来去了加拿大在McGill得到一个工作。

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That time he took a 19% hit as losses on calls swamped the premiums collected.

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He took a number of odd jobs, even finding himself driving a bread truck making overnight deliveries.

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He took a few steps backwards and walked towards the store where people gathered.

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