take up：开始从事
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...but if he intends to go forward and do anything...
intend to：打算做……；想要……
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弱点有时给你最大的力量 Weakness or Strength
佚名/Anonymous
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident.