1. I remembered once, at a family reunion, when my daughter was two, that my father picked her up for a minute -- long enough for me to photograph them -- but the effort was obvious.
    我记得有一次全家聚会，当时我女儿才2岁，他抱了她一会儿，好让我有时间给他俩拍张照片。

2. It is possible we are unconsciously sending messages with every action, messages which are unconsciously picked up by others and used in forming opinions.
    我们有可能无意识地用我们的行为发出信息，这些信息又会被别人无意识地接收到，并藉以形成判断。

3. For once, Harry had to admit defeat.He picked up what seemed to be the smallest bottle and discreetly asked the price.
    这一次哈里不得不认输了。他拿起看来是最小的一瓶，谨慎地询问价钱。

4. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
    那位警察对他说，那辆自行车是5天前在400英里外的一个小村里发现的，

5. For the first time, the customer can see the transaction recorded — and gets a receipt on which every item he or she has picked out is printed by brand name, its price, even the time of purchase.
    顾客首次看到所购物品被登录——还能拿到一张收据，收据上明细地列出他所买商品的商标、价格，就连购买时间也列出。