He left a career in teaching to take up a position with the NEH.

他放弃了教职，以便在国家人文基金会任职。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It has set us back in so many respects that I'm not sure how long it will take for us to catch up.

我们在很多方面都被延误了，不知道需要多久才能赶上。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations.

在修复关系方面应由美国采取主动。

《牛津词典》

"Military experts tell us that it could take up to ten more years to achieve any acceptable outcome in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

So, what I want to do now is, with that background in mind, I want to take this up and just open up the first few pages.

所以我想要做的事，记着这个背景，我想要打开几页小说。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And instead of having the electron giving off energy as a photon, instead now the electron is going to take in energy from light and move up to that higher level.

与电子以光子形式施放能量不同,我们现在要从光中,获得能量到一个更高的能级。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

In time, the school hopes to take in up to 300 pupils.

BBC: Pakistan's youth taken back from the Taliban

But this is -- this isn't a step for us to take, this is a step for the North Koreans to take in living up to -- living up to those obligations.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

But in many boomtowns, Latinos have poured in to take up the basic jobs in construction, food and distribution that cities need to back up their growth.

ECONOMIST: The Americano dream