take air和take the air用法辨析

1. take air传播

The rumor has taken air.

谣言流传开了。

Since the matter has already taken air, there is no use trying to hush it up.

既然事情已经传开，再试图隐瞒就没有用了。

The news of the plan crash soon took air.

那次坠机事故的消息很快就传开了。

The secret talk between the two parties took air the following day.

双方秘密会谈的情况第二天就不胫而走了。

2. take the air呼吸新鲜的空气（有时可译为：出去走走，散步）

take the air字面意思是“拿空气；取空气”，引申为“到户外散步；到户外呼吸新鲜空气”。

She is taking the air.

她正在呼吸新鲜空气。

I came forth to take the air.

我出来透透气。

The prisoners were allowed to take the air from four to half past four every afternoon.

那些犯人被准许每天下午四点至四点半到室外活动呼吸新鲜空气。

It’s good for health to go out and take the air after supper.

晚饭后出去散散步挺好的。

Grandpa always keep early hours. He takes the air in a park every morning.

爷爷总是早睡早起，他每天清晨去公园散散步。

There’s nothing better when on holiday than to take the air before breakfast each day.

在假日里没有什么比每天早饭前到户外去散散步更好的了。