The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation.

美国和日本海军在海军航空的发展方面领先。

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She took the lead in the second lap.

她在第二圈时领先。

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For instance, one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so demonstrated negotiation skills.

例如，一名学生带头与一个难相处的房东交涉，这样就展示了他的谈判技巧。

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The American food company Mars took the lead in paying for mapping the genes of the Forastero cocoa tree.

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New York City took the lead in that and we'll talk about that as a political issue later in the class.

纽约带头取缔了反式脂肪,这件事我们将稍后从政治角度进行讨论

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And that's a serious concern but the fact that the government itself took the lead in bringing that point to public attention suggests in part government's electorate interest So one should not take this all in their mighty actions.

这是个重大问题,但政府自身把这个事实,揭示给大众,说明政府在考虑如何划分选区,才符合自身利益,所以人们不应该将,这种观点带入可能的行为中。

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Columbus took the lead in the second minute after a poor clearing header by Olave.

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There was no surprise then when the visitors took the lead in the 20th minute.

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Malawi surprised their opponents in the 17th minute when they took the lead in somewhat fortuitous fashion.

CNN: Algeria left stunned by battling Malawi