第109期:人气不够旺

He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, being considered insufficiently popular with all members.

译文：

人们认为他在所有成员中的人气不够旺，因此没有让他担任该协会的主席。

点睛：

take on此处意为“承担（责任等）”。现在分词短语being considered.作句子的原因状语，其中insufficiently意为“不足地”，(be) popular with意为“受…欢迎”。

考点归纳：

与动词take相关的常见短语还有：

*take part in参加
I was invited to take part in the debate.
我被邀请参加辩论。

*take off起飞
When will the plane take off?飞机什么时候起飞？

*take over接管
Who will take over now that you have resigned?
你已经辞职了，谁将接替你呢？

*rake up开始从事
Mary took up her first teaching post in 1990.
玛丽1990年走上第一个教学岗位。