重点讲解：
1. take shape 逐渐成形；初具雏形；
例句：In 1912 women's events were added, and the modern Olympic programme began to take shape.
1912 年增加了女子比赛项目，现代奥林匹克运动会开始初具雏形。
2. take away 拿走；带走；
例句：Even when the roses were taken away, the smell lingered on in the room.
尽管玫瑰花已被拿走，但花的香味却在房间里久留不去。
3. compared with 与…相比；和…比起来；
例句：This is fearfully expensive compared with the last one I bought.
这和我上次买的相比贵得吓人。
4. narrow down 缩减；压缩；减小；
例句：I've managed to narrow the list down to twenty-three.
我已设法把清单上的项目压缩到了23项。
