The following extract is taken from her new novel.
下面一段摘自她的新小說(shuō)。
Who took the decision to go ahead with the project?
是誰(shuí)決定繼續(xù)這項(xiàng)工程的？
A number of measures were taken to alleviate the problem.
采取了一系列措施緩解這個(gè)問題。
The disease can take several different forms.
這種疾病可能有幾種不同的形式。
It took a great deal of time.
這費(fèi)了很多時(shí)間。