You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be given up.

然而你只能取其中一件，而使另一件留待以后去做。

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Then, we plot the different graphs so that they each take up one fourth of the screen.

然后，我们绘制不同的曲线图，从而它们可以每个图占据屏幕的四分之一。

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It's a family decision why I decided not to take up one of the biggest jobs in football.

这是一个家庭的决定：我不会再接受足球方面的大工作。

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"What I have seen is a lot of kids really take off because they do have the one-on-one attention and they are up to grade level, if not beyond,as a result of having been in the program."

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All right, so let's take things up slightly to a more interesting one.

好的，让我们开始学习一个稍微,更有趣点的程序。

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Now this isn't the first time in this course that I've paused over a moment at a crossroads where you can't possibly take both paths but where it is obviously very, very difficult to make up one's mind.

现在是这个课程中第一次,在一个分叉路口停下,我们不可能同时走两条路,但是这也显然是非常难以决定的一个地方。

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They have two passports, but one ticket as they only take up one seat on the aeroplane.

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The first is a block, which does not take up one of your limited skill slots, consumes stamina and lets you deflect incoming attacks and interrupt spell casts.

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