Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming.

1919年，清华大学首次规定学生必须游泳，但后来由于学生人数过多，学校也没有足够的游泳池供学生学习游泳而放弃了这一规定。

At last, with a sigh and a yawn, he gave it up.

最后，他叹了口气，打了个呵欠，就放弃了。

Maybe you used to go dancing with your ex but gave it up when you split.

也许你曾经和你的前任携手共舞，但你们关系破裂后就放弃了。

Jerry disliked his job so he gave it up.

杰瑞不喜欢他的工作，所以把它放弃了。

Ted: Yes, but I gave it up ten years ago.

泰德：是的，但十年前我就放弃了。

He dabbled in singing but soon gave it up.

他唱过一段歌，但很快又放弃了。

But soon I was bored with it and gave it up.

但不久就感到没意思而放弃了。

They had a chance to escape but they gave it up.

他们本来有逃生的机会但他们放弃了。

I used to smoke, but I gave it up two years ago.

我以前抽烟，但两年前就戒掉了。

I gave it up ... self-denial is where I come a cropper.

我放弃它了…是在自我克制的时候落马的。

You should give up smoking, I gave it up last year.

你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。

No matter how hard the work was, he never gave it up.

不管工作多么艰难，他都从不放弃。

You ought to give up smoking; I gave it up last year.

你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。

You ought to give up smoking, I gave it up last year.

你应该戒烟我去年就戒掉了你应该戒烟，我去年就戒掉了。

I was rehearsing with U2 as well then, so I gave it up.

同一时间我也有在和U2排练，所以就放弃了。

Rice used to be a competitive skater but gave it up at 17.

赖斯曾经是名很有竞争力的溜冰员，可是在17岁时放弃了。

The main exception is New Zealand, which gave it up in 1998.

新西兰是个例外，它于1998年放弃了。

"It was just way too much trouble, so I gave it up," he said.

他说：“这太麻烦了，所以我放弃了。”

He was for a time keen on philosophy, but gave it up very soon.

他曾一度热衷于分析哲学，但很快就背叛了它。

He tried to learn Greek but soon got tired of it and gave it up.

他曾想学希腊语，但不久就感到厌倦而放弃了。

She gave it up, here, poor little chap. Hold the lantern. You can see where she sat.

她在这儿停过，可怜的小家伙。拿好了灯。你能看出她坐过的地方。

Our country ever made an attempt to rebuild the Yuanmingyuan Garden, but soon gave it up.

我们国家曾试图重修圆明园，但很快放弃了。

The Spanish and the Dutch made attempts at colonizing Formosa, but they gave it up in despair.

西班牙人和荷兰人曾经尝试殖民福尔摩沙，但是都失望的放弃。

Joanne moved to San Francisco from Wisconsin in 1955, had the baby alone and gave it up for adoption.

1955年，乔安娜从威斯康星州搬到旧金山，独自在那里生下了乔布斯，并把他送人抚养。

He turned over the second page of the memo, saw how much longer it went on, and gave it up as a bad job.

他翻过备忘录的第二页，看到这已经继续多久了，然后像对待一个坏差使一样放弃它。

This dress was a new model this time last year. I loved it but it was a bit too expensive. So I gave it up.

这件女装去年的这个时候是新款。我特别喜欢，可是当时好贵，所以我没有买它。

But after three successful marathons, Mr. Zorn gave it up, and he eventually regained the 40 pounds he'd lost.

但在成功跑完3次马拉松后，佐恩选择了放弃，他最终又拾回了减下的40磅体重。

As I grew up, I realized that perhaps writing isn't the best way to make a living, so I gave it up during my teen years.

随着我慢慢长大，我意识到写作或许不是最好的养活自己的方法，于是正值青春期的我放弃了写作。