Some people show up and just pick a spot at the table and immediately check their email or pull up their notes.

他说：“有的人来了之后，只是盯着桌子看，然后就开始查看电子邮件或拿出随身携带的笔记。”

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Researcher Michael Stirrat said: 'They quite literally bring more to the table, so they expect the other person to pick up the tab or expect to pay for the bill.

研究人员迈克尔•斯特拉特说：“在饭桌上，他们的可餐秀色确实会带来更多享受，所以他们期待对方付账，或认为对方要有这个心理准备。”

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Reach over my shoulder and you can pick up the ruler from the table.

你从我肩上伸过手去，就可以从桌上拿到直尺了。

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"You pick up the crumbs I drop at the dinner table and stick them in books, " he said.

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He told me that to be on the safe side (regarding the traffic, and also scoring the prime table he wanted overlooking the sea), he should pick us up at our hotel at 4 o'clock.

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For Saracens, it was a seventh straight league win but Sale drop to fifth in the table after failing to pick up a bonus point.

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