She debated with herself for a while, and then picked up the phone.

她仔细琢磨了一会儿，然后拿起了电话。

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Something was dropped and then picked up.

有东西掉了又捡了起来？

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From one shoulder to another, something was dropped and then picked up.

擦肩而过，有些东西掉了然后又被捡起。

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I put my foot on it, then picked it up and put it in my pocket.

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Then he took the gloves off both hands and picked up all the matches.

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Belcher says he learned the basic tap moves from a friend and then picked up steps from dancers at shows.

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In benign conditions at an overcast Olympia Fields Country Club, Furyk birdied the par-five first after hitting his approach to within two feet, and then picked up further shots on six, 13 and 14.

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That'll be the coming out party for Kevin Reilly, dumped by NBC and then picked up as head of programming at Fox, and Ben Silverman, the guy General Electric 's network pushed Reilly under the bus to get.

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