"Fourteen minutes," Chris said, taking a peep at his watch.

She was taking uppers and downers at the time.

她那时在服用兴奋剂和抑制剂。

Sixteen teams are taking part, divided into four groups.

有16个队参加，分为4组。

Gerome tried to talk her into taking an apartment in Paris.

杰罗姆试图说服她在巴黎买一套公寓。

We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.

我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。

An untrained horse had taken fright at the sound of gunfire.

一匹未经训练的马听到枪响受了惊。

He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.

他于1942年在北非被俘。

Kenya's long distance runners have taken the athletics world by storm.

肯尼亚的长跑运动员在田径界获得了巨大成功。

He had taken up a position in the centre of the room.

他占据了房间中心的位置。

Action had been taken to speed up the release of cheques.

已经采取行动加速支票的发放。

The officials felt taken for granted and grumbled loudly.

这些官员感到受了怠慢，于是大声抱怨起来。

Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on.

现在采取措施增强体质会使你日后受益。

Every care has been taken in compiling this list.

汇编这份清单时考虑得很充分。

Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine.

诺克斯擅自作主，选了葡萄酒。

She was taken to hospital, apparently amnesiac and shocked.

她被送往医院，好像是受了惊吓出现了失忆。

So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.

到目前为止，参加测试的有57人，测试结果均呈阴性。

They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

他们因吸入大量烟尘被送往医院。

The sight of the beautiful mountains took our breath away.

这美丽的山色使我们为之神往.

All the villagers , men and women , old and young, took part in the battle against the drought.

全村不论男女老幼, 都参加了抗旱斗争.

He took the trouble to gather the materials for me.

他不辞辛劳地为我收集资料。

I took his dare to jump.

我接受他的挑战而跳了.