He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her...

Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...

诺克斯擅自作主，选了葡萄酒。

I knew I couldn't take him on.

我清楚我斗不过他。

Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high...

民主党人不愿与一位有史以来民众支持率最高的总统较量。

He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on...

他和一家出版公司谈过了，他们打算雇用他。

No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job...

没有任何别的组织有能力或愿意承担此项工作。

I remember whenever I came back from school and saw mother busy cooking in the kitchen with sweat streaming down her face, I would immediately lay down my books and sneak out to carry water on a shoulder pole or graze the cattle.

记得那时我从学堂回家，母亲总在灶上汗流满面地烧饭，我就悄悄把书本一放，挑水或放牛去了。

Pick up some sausage and a nice bit of bread.

买些香肠面�

Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behavior.

一点干面包的和平，比一家充满大吃和暴力行为更好。

How to clean the actors hats with a bit of bread.

学会了用一点面包洗掉演员帽子上的污渍，

There isn't anything in my house! How about a little bit of bread?

¨家里什么也没有！n¨那就请您给我一小块面包吧？

One day the poor woman found that they did not have enough money to buy even a bit of bread for another day. Nothing now remained to sell but a cow.

有一天，那可怜的女人发现家里连买一片面包的钱也没有了，只剩下一头母牛。

"Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour." a sizeable field, house, sum of money

设筵满屋，大家相争，不如有块干饼，大家相安。相当大的一块地、一所房子、一笔钱

You will be blessed by the Gods when you eat a bit of bread or cheese.

只要吃上一点，就等于获得了神的祝福，然后把面包放在家中保存一年。

"There's not a bit of bread in the house."

“家里一点儿面包也没啦。”

All they had left was a bit of bread.

他们只剩一口面包了。

Under the surface of traditional accounts of economic growth there is a rather crude model: economies are a bit like loaves of bread.

在经济增长的传统解释背后，隐藏着一个相当简陋的模型：各个经济体在某种程度上就像一块块面包。

Is not she a sister's child? and could I bear to see her want while I had a bit of bread to give her?

只要我能给她一点面包吃，我怎么能忍心眼看着她挨饿呢？

One day the poor woman found that they did not have enough money to buy even a bit of bread for another day.

一天这个贫穷的女人发现他们已经身无分文，甚至连第二天买一块面包的钱的都没有。

Please bring me a piece of chalk.

请给我拿支粉笔.

Can you give me a piece of chalk?

你能给我一支粉笔 吗 ?