1. loom over 被……所困扰
All that said, three big uncertainties loom over the Rice State Department.
总的看来，赖斯的国务院面临三大不确定因素F)b,K;7#Ebn.l+Ej|。

2. behind closed doors 秘密地
Are decisions about the community discussed and made out in the open or behind closed doors?
讨论和做出关于社区决议时是采取公开方式还是秘密进行？

3. put on hold 被搁置
Meanwhile, the expected meeting of minds between America's newly invigorated trustbusters and Europe's also seems to have been put on hold.
与此同时，刚刚受到鼓舞的美国反垄断官员们与欧洲同行的预期会晤似乎也已经被搁置了Yum&&b]tRXuQz)FK(7。

4. be taken up by 被……采纳
The proposal is most likely to be taken up by highly selective institutions, which turn away thousands of qualified candidates a year.
这项提议最有可能会被名校采纳=[37d2s8GL4kqyG。这些院校每年都要将数千具备资格的报考生拒之门外kR5Op@,=h(B。