She usually left her books and playthings everywhere, and it gave her mom much trouble in picking them up and putting them in the proper places.

她经常把书和玩具扔得到处都是，这给她妈妈带来了很多麻烦，她妈妈要把它们捡起来、放到该放的地方去。

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Would you mind picking them up?

你介意把他们捡起来吗？

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Our children go to the same school so we take turns picking them up.

孩子们都在同一所学校读书，所以我们可以轮流去接他们。

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And taking other websites and fixing them and picking them apart

找别的网站，修一修，拆一拆，

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Science can be hands-on, you might be down at the lake picking up algae and studying them or something, that would be hands-on.

科学研究也是要动手的,你可能会到湖底,收集水藻并研究它们,这就是动手操作

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She also warned people not to try to help the birds by picking them up.

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But picking them instead of fourth-quartile losers such as Bombay Co. or Books-A-Million is largely a matter of luck.

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I'm not saying whether or not you're supporting them or picking them.

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