The 78 Sri Lankans were plucked from the sea by an Australian navy vessel more than a week ago, as they were attempting the journey from Indonesia's Sumatra Island to Australia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

I dreamed myself was pretty Paris, plucked by Aphrodite from the field and dropped into Helen's naked lap.

我梦见我自己是帅气的帕里斯，被阿弗洛狄特,从地上拽起来，跌落到海伦的裸露的两腿之间。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So this is Virgil: "When I was fain to sing of kings and battles, the Cynthian god" -that's Phoebus Apollo -- "plucked my ear and warned me."

这就是维吉尔所写的：“我欣然乐意着笔于国王与战争“,“而辛西亚那之神“,即为阿波罗-“在我耳边低声警告我“

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But he still has memories of those days. He recalls standing on his grandfather's shoulders in his native state of Hawaii, waiting for the Apollo 11 space capsule to be plucked from the Pacific Ocean and brought to shore.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20