The following extract is taken from her new novel.

　　下面一段摘自她的新小說。

　　Who took the decision to go ahead with the project?

　　是誰決定繼續(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)了很多時間。