结构推理 尽管我们提出了降低成本的建议，董事会的成员们似乎没有认真考虑。(to appear; to take …seriously)
【正确答案】Although we had come up with a proposal to cut down cost，the board members appeared not to take it seriously.
【答案解析】[翻译指导] “提出降低成本的建议”还可译为put forward a proposal to reduce cost。