His beeper sounded and he picked up the telephone.

他的寻呼机响了，于是他拿起了电话。

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One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm.

然而有一天，大约在下午三点左右，他捡到一块鹅卵石，它是温暖的。

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And he picked up Dan'l and turned him upside down and out came a whole lot of bullets.

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He got picked up by all the major news services, the stock plummeted, he sold immediately and he made a lot of money.

主流媒体争相报道这条消息,造成股价狂跌,马上卖出,借此狠赚一笔

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I once picked up a guy on Broadway and he was drunk,

我还在百老汇载过一个人，当时他喝得很醉，

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He picked up some stones, and took aim at the stop sign across the street.

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Kennedy reports that he picked up a buy signal on the Nasdaq just last Friday.

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He picked up a croissant from a platter, regarded it, and whispered a blessing.

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