I am not a bad man, take my word for it, but I have done wrong.

我不是坏人，相信我的话，我只是做了错事。

youdao

After a week, the rich man came to take the painting, but he was not pleased with it.

一周后，富人来取画，但他对画不满意。

youdao

If a man has built a fire and the last log does not burn, he will take it personally.

如果一个男人在烧火时还烧剩最后一个木头时，他就会把那个木头留下来。

youdao

Another thing is that the customers do not want to take a cyclo with an old man like him driving.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

He did not take the loss like a man but went back to the room at the boardinghouse and sulled up like a possum.

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