Pick up的常用表達：

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！我忘記買沙拉調料了。我得回去買一瓶。

*句中的 shoot 就是臟話 shit 的文明版說法。
*salad dressing = 沙拉調料

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不會接我電話，也不會回復我信息。我不知道她現在在做什么。

3、接某人
I'm on my way to the airport. I got to pick up Jeremy. He's back from Scotland today.
我正在去機場的路上。我得去接Jeremy。他今天從蘇格蘭回來。
Thanks, but I already have a ride. My friend's picking me up. She should be here soon.
謝謝，不過已經有人來接我了。我朋友正開車過來接我。她應該很快就到了。

4、繼續
Shall we pick up where we left off last time?
我們從上次結束的地方繼續怎么樣？
*where we left off 上次結束的地方
We ran out of time today so the professor will pick up the lecture on Friday.
今天我們時間不夠了，所以教授會在周五繼續講今天的課程。

5、搭訕，跟陌生異性調情
Come on, I need you to help me distract her friend while I try to pick her up.
快來，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.
他在一個酒吧里搭上了一個女孩。

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