pickings

1. One day in1848 a carpenter named Marshall, noticed some bright yellow particles in the water, bent down to pick them up and took them to his partner, Mr. Sutter.

1848年的一天，—位名叫马歇尔的木匠看到水中一些浅黄色的颗粒。他弯腰拾起并把颗粒拿给他的伙伴萨特。

2. It's easy for an outsider to pick holes in our programme. What you don't understand is the technical difficulties we face.

一个局外人是不难在我们的方案中找出缺点的。不过你不了解的是我们所面临种种技术上的困难。

3. Pick me up at the train station at 7:00.

七点到火车站接我。

4. Pick me up at the airport at 3 p.m.

下午三点到机场接我吧。

5. Let her alone! She didn't pick a quarrel with you!

不要惹她！她并没有找碴和你吵架！

6. The IRS hopes there will be even richer pickings to come.

不过即使努力规范法律，还是有很多纳税人试图逃税。

7. It was easy pickings for Edwin van der Sar, though.

不过这对于范德萨来说是很轻松的。

8. Why don't I pick you up at your house?

为什么不让我去接你呢？

9. Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?

为什么他们总是挑我洗碗碟?

10. The conductor urged the band to pick it up.

乐队指挥要求乐队加快演奏的速度。

11. Pick me up at the National Park at 9.

九点到国家公园来接我吧。

12. Simon Cartwright: People pick on me.

人们总是捉弄我。

13. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

人时或会绊倒在真理上，但大部分人都会爬起来就赶快走开了，好像什么事情也未发生过一样。

14. Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing have happen.

人时或会绊到在真理上，但大部分人都会爬起来就赶快走开了，好象什么事情也未发生过一样。

15. I'd like to pick sea shells this afternoon.

今天下午我想去捡贝壳。

16. Pick a number from one to twenty.

从一至二十中挑选一个数。

17. He pick a thorn out of one of his fingers.

他从手指上拨出一根刺。

18. They had to pick their way through the mud.

他们不得不小心地沿着泥泞的路前进。

19. They always pick on him to do the unpleasant jobs .

他们总找他去做那些令人讨厌的差事。

20. He seemed determined to pick a quarrel with us.

他似乎存心要找我们吵架。

21. He stoops to pick up the money on the ground.

他俯身拾起地上的钱。

22. He made a pause to pick up a shell.

他停下来拾起一只贝壳。

23. He stopped the car to pick up the boy.

他停下车来搭一个男孩。

24. He tried to pick out the tune of a song he had heard on the radio.

他凭听觉记忆把无线电广播中听到过的一首歌曲弹奏出来。

25. He can really pick it at third base.

他在三垒上守得真棒。

26. He had been lucky enough to pick up a sofa at the auction which was as good as new and cost him under￡50.

他在拍卖行买到了一个完好如新的沙发，花了还不到50英镑。他真是走运。

27. He bent to the ground to pick up the pen.

他弯腰从地上拾起钢笔。

28. He had been lucky enough to pick up a sofa in a secondhand shop which was as good as new and cost him under￡50.

他很幸运，在一家旧货店里买到了一个像新的一样的沙发，用的钱连50镑还不到。

29. He used to do such work as he could pick up.

他惯常能够找到什么活就干什么活。

30. He tried to pick a quarrel with me about it but I refused to discuss the matter.

他极力想就那事找我的茬儿，但我绝不谈论此事。

31. He immediately stooped to pick up the fallen book.

他立即弯下腰捡起了地上的那本书。

32. He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.

他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

33. He wanted to pick up a clean shirt.

他要拿一件干净的衬衫。

34. He had strained himself badly in lifting a pick.

他连举个铁镐都狠命使劲了。

35. But Mr. Townsend's flight arrives late, and I need to pick him up at the airport now.

但是Townsend先生的班机延后到达，所以我需要现在到机场去接他。

36. Being an expert, he was able to pick a hole in our work off hand.

作为一名专家，他一下子就能挑出我们工作中的毛病。

37. You should not pick off any of the flowers.

你不应该摘花。

38. Why must you pick hole in everything I am doing?

你为什么偏要对我做的每一件事都吹毛求疵?

39. Why must you pick holes in everything I say?

你为什么偏要对我说过的每一句话找岔子呢?

40. Why should you pick on me to do the chores?

你为什么非要挑我去干那些杂事呢?

41. Are you ready to pick up the gauntlet?

你做好应战准备了吗?

42. You can pick me up at the hotel entrance.

你可以在饭店大门等我。

43. You can pick up a little starfish.

你可以捡一些海星。

44. You can pick whichever one you like.

你喜欢哪个就挑哪个.

45. Where did you pick up with that person?

你在什么地方认识那人的?

46. You've got to discard before you can pick up another card.

你得先打出一张牌，才能拿另一张牌。

47. Who are you going to pick for the team?

你打算挑选谁参加这个队?

48. Are you trying to pick a fight?

你是不是故意寻衅打架?

49. Where did you pick up with that queer fellow ?

你是在什么地方结识那个怪家伙的?

50. Where did you pick up your excellent English?

你是在哪里学会这样一口流利的英语的?

51. Where did you pick up your technical skill?

你的技术是在哪儿学的?

52. See if you can pick up anything about their future plans.

你看能不能打听到他们未来计画的消息。

53. Will you pick me up at my place?

你能到我的住处来接我吗？

54. Which one do you prefer? Take your pick!

你要哪一个?自己挑吧!

55. If you'll take my advice, you'll try touting that money around somewhere else. If you stay here, the police will pick you up for black market dealing.

你要是听我的劝告，就到别处去推销你的钱，要是你呆在这儿，警察会以做黑市交易的罪名抓住你的。

56. Which one of the books is your pick?

你选哪本书？

57. The battle began to pick up tempo towards evening.

傍晚战斗开始激烈起来。

58. The bus stops regularly to set down and pick up passengers.

公共汽车按站停车，让乘客上下车。

59. I've got a bone to pick with you over your last shipment to London.

关于上次装运到伦敦的那批货，我不得不抱怨你。

60. Don't pick at me day and night.

别整天对我唠叨挑三拣四

61. Go and pick an apple from the nearest tree.

到最近的一棵树上去摘个苹果。

62. Conversely, intelligent beings which are just beginning to develop on remote worlds may be ready to pick up our signals in thousands of years.

反过来说，其他星球上的刚刚开始进化的智力生命，他们要过几千年之后，也许才可能收到我们的信号。

63. They pick holes in everything I suggest.

只要是我提的建议他们就挑毛病。

64. The driver stopped to pick up a hitchhiker.

司机停下来让一个搭车人上了车。

65. Hawks will not pick other hawks' eyes out.