It was time to take stock of the situation.

是估量形势的时候了。

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To all those in charge of our young people's welfare, I can do no better than proffer some impromptu advice and implore them to take stock of the situation.

对于那些我们的年轻人的福祉负责的人，我只能提供一些临时的建议，恳求他们对现状检讨一番。

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Take stock of your financial situation with a professional adviser, if you haven't done so already.

如果还没有做的话就和职业顾问一起清点一下你的财务状况。

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Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov arrived in the city of Chelyabinsk on Friday evening to take stock of the situation, the official Itar-Tass news agency reported.

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Take stock of the situation.

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Next month the Committee on Standards in Public Life - whose recommendations for changes to MPs' expenses set the groundwork for the current system - will publish in its annual report a "stock take" of the situation.

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