1、買東西
Hector's picking up lunch for everyone. Make sure you tell him what you want.
Hector在給大家買午餐。記得要告訴他你們想要的東西。
Shoot! I forgot the salad dressing. I'll need to go back and pick up a bottle.
哎呀!我忘記買沙拉調(diào)料了。我得回去買一瓶。
*句中的 shoot 就是臟話 shit 的文明版說(shuō)法。
*salad dressing = 沙拉調(diào)料
2、接電話
Are you going to pick up the phone? It's ringing.
你要去接電話嗎?電話響了。
Carey won't pick up or return my texts. I don't know what she's doing.
Carey不會(huì)接我電話,也不會(huì)回復(fù)我信息。我不知道她現(xiàn)在在做什么。
3、接某人
I'm on my way to the airport. I got to pick up Jeremy. He's back from Scotland today.
我正在去機(jī)場(chǎng)的路上。我得去接Jeremy。他今天從蘇格蘭回來(lái)。
Thanks, but I already have a ride. My friend's picking me up. She should be here soon.
謝謝,不過(guò)已經(jīng)有人來(lái)接我了。我朋友正開車過(guò)來(lái)接我。她應(yīng)該很快就到了。
4、繼續(xù)
Shall we pick up where we left off last time?
我們從上次結(jié)束的地方繼續(xù)怎么樣?
*where we left off 上次結(jié)束的地方
We ran out of time today so the professor will pick up the lecture on Friday.
今天我們時(shí)間不夠了,所以教授會(huì)在周五繼續(xù)講今天的課程。
5、搭訕,跟陌生異性調(diào)情
Come on, I need you to help me distract her friend while I try to pick her up.
快來(lái),我需要你幫我引開她朋友,我去跟她搭訕。
He picked up a girl from a bar.
他在一個(gè)酒吧里搭上了一個(gè)女孩。
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