He put his retirement on hold to work 16 hours a day, seven days a week to find a solution.

为了找到一个解决方案，他推迟了退休，每周工作7天，每天工作16小时。

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She put her career on hold to have a baby.

她中断了事业以便生孩子。

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He took hold of the Marionette under the arms, and put him on the floor to teach him to walk.

他把木偶抱在怀里，放在地板上，教他走路。

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Chief executive Sue Heatherington said it had been a unanimous decision to put on hold the discussion on Fairwood's future.

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However, it is thought they are far enough advanced for Hong Kong to have agreed to put on hold discussions with any other theme park operators, principally Universal Studios, which has expressed an interest in opening up in the territory.

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In order to get the government spending bill passed, on Dec. 16, Republicans agreed to put on hold the implementation of a bill that would require more efficient light bulbs which, in the minds of many, meant the end of the much loved (and cheap) incandescent bulb.

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