拜登终于走马上任了，这两天国际新闻里全是有关这位耄耋老人就职的消息，但眼尖的同学肯定在这些新闻里发现了一个共同出现的词儿~Biden takes office，难道是在说"拜登拿走了他的办公室"？呵呵，聪明的你肯定一下就猜出这么翻译不对了吧！其实，"take office"这个短语很简单，就是指某人就任、履职、走马上任的意思，在英式英语中，这个短语习惯拼写成"take up office"，而这个 take up 就有“占据、从事、开始”的含义在其中啦。怎么样，你记住了吗？
na. 就职；上任；就任；履职；担任...职务; 走马上任
【En】To assume a position of political authority, especially one that is granted as the result of a public election. 担任有政治权威的职位，尤指由公众选举而获得的(而被授予的)职位。To begin serving as an elected or appointed official. 开始担任选举或任命的官员。To start doing a particular job or activity. 开始做某项工作或活动。
好啦，还是先来听几段相关的例句，体会一下这个“走马上任”的快感吧！
• Biden came to office at a time of severe crisis in America. Just two weeks earlier, supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump attacked the Capitol in an attempt to prevent Biden from taking office.
拜登上任之际正值美国面临严重危机之时。就在两周前，即将卸任总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持者袭击了国会大厦，试图阻止拜登就职（上台）。
• At the age of 78, Biden is the oldest person to hold the office of U.S. president.
现年78岁的拜登是担任美国总统职务年龄最大的人。
• Surrounded by his wife, Jill, and family members, Biden placed his left hand on the Bible that has been in his family for 127 years. He then took the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts just before noon Wednesday.
在妻子吉尔(Jill)和家人的陪伴下，拜登将左手放在他家流传了127年的《圣经》上。星期三中午之前，他在美国最高法院首席大法官罗伯茨的陪同下宣誓就职。
• Earlier in the ceremony, Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president. The former U.S. senator from California is the first Black person, the first Asian American and also the first woman to hold the office.
在仪式的早些时候，卡玛拉·哈里斯宣誓就任副总统。这位来自加州的前美国参议员是第一位担任该职位的黑人、亚裔美国人，也是第一位女性。
• He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.
他将在下个月底就任民事法庭庭长一职。
• The headteacher takes up her duties in August.
校长八月份开始履职。
【活学活用 give an example】
• The minister took up office in December.
部长是在12月份上任的。
• The new chair takes office after the first of the year.
新任主席将于年初以后就职。
• The controversial businesswoman had hardly taken office in the senate before becoming immediately embroiled in scandal.
这位备受争议的女商人刚在参议院就职不久，就立即卷入丑闻。
• I promise that when I take office, I'm going to dedicate my time and energy to solving this city's homelessness crisis.
我保证，当我就任后，我会投入（奉献出）我的时间和精力来解决这个城市的无家可归危机。
• When did the mayor take office?
市长什么时候就职(上任)的?
• All the elected officials took office just after the election.
所有当选的官员都在选举后就职。
• Politicians hold office only with the support of party members.
政治家只有得到党员的支持才能执政。
• However, he can not hold public office because of a conviction for tax fraud.
然而，由于被判犯有税务欺诈罪，他不能担任公职。
• Success is being redefined so that it no longer depends on holding ministerial office.
成功正在被重新定义，因此它不再依赖于担任部长职务。
• He's taken up the position of supervisor.
他已担任主管一职。
• Have you ever thought of taking up office?
你有没有想过担任（这个职务）？
