But what about ‘pick up‘?
但是“pick up”呢?
‘Pick up‘ is a little more complicated because there are lots of different ways that you can use this phrasal verb
“Pick up”的情况有一点点复杂,因为这个动词短语有很多不同的使用方式,
but don't let that scare you!
但是不要望而却步!
It's also one of the most frequently used phrasal verbs so it's worth spending some extra time on.
它也是最常用的动词短语之一,所以值得花些时间在上面。
It can mean to lift something up from the ground or the floor or a table, any flat surface really.
它的意思之一是从地上、从地板上或者是从桌子上拿起某件东西,只要是平面上就可以。
Can you pick up the baby?
你能把孩子抱起来吗?
There was rubbish on the ground, so I picked it up.
地上有垃圾,所以我把它捡起来了。
See how this phrasal verb can be separable or inseparable – either way is correct.
这个动词词组既可以分开,也可以合在一起。
It can also mean to get someone in a car.
它还有个意思是开车接某人。
I need to pick up Tom at 6 o'clock.
我需要六点钟去接汤姆。
Hi mum, it's me! It's raining and I forgot an umbrella, can you come pick me up?
嗨,妈妈,是我!下雨了,我忘了带伞,你能来接我吗?
It can also mean to collect something.
它还有个意思是收东西。
Can you pick up dinner on the way home?
你能在回家的路上把晚餐给买了吗?
Your dry cleaning is ready to be picked up.
你干洗的衣服可以收走啦。
‘Pick up‘ can also mean to improve or increase or get stronger.
“Pick up”还可以指提升、增加或者是变得更加强壮。
It was so nice at the beach this morning, until the wind picked up.
今天早晨沙滩超级棒,直到狂风大作。
The train was picking up speed as it left the city.
火车一离开城市就加速了。
It can also mean to obtain or acquire something,
它还有个意思是获得某个东西,
often not a physical object but something like knowledge or a skill.
通常不是物质性的东西,是像知识或者技能这种东西。
I lived in Ho Chi Minh City for a year, so I picked up a bit of Vietnamese.
我在胡志明市住了一年,所以我学会了一点点越南语。
I picked up a cold while I was on holiday.
我度假的时候感冒了。
Okay, last one for ‘pick up‘.
好的,“pick up”的最后一个意思。
And actually, this meaning is quite informal, it's quite colloquial.
其实呢,这个意思非常的不正式,非常地口语化。
It can mean to start talking with someone at a bar or a club, with something else in mind.
它可以指在酒吧或者夜总会和某人搭讪,脑子里有些其他的想法。
You're talking to them because you like the look of them and you might want to go home with them that night.
你和他们说话是因为你喜欢他们的皮囊,而且你可能想和他们一起过夜。
So you can also use ‘pick up‘ to suggest that!
所以你可以使用“pick up”来暗示这种情况!
Johnny only comes out with us to pick up girls!
约翰尼和我们出去只是为了和妹子搭讪!
Sarah went home last night with a guy she picked up at the bar.
莎拉昨晚和她在酒吧搭讪的男人一起回家了。
And lastly, to ‘pick up on‘ which can mean to become aware of something.
最后呢,“pick up on”的意思是意识到某件事情。
When you pick up on something, it's not as simple as being told something by someone else.
当你意识到某件事情的时候,不是被别人告知这么简单。
If you pick up on it, you learn about it in little pieces of information that you connect together in your own mind.
如果你意识到了这件事情,你是通过细碎的信息,然后在脑中将它们拼合到一起来了解到的。
So for example, you might pick up on the fact that your sister is upset because her boyfriend broke up with her.
比如说,你可能意识到你姐姐很伤心,因为她男朋友和她分手了。
That's another phrasal verb and it means that her boyfriend ended their relationship.
那是另一个动词词组,意思是她的男朋友宣告了他们之间关系的结束。
But you know about this not because she told you about it
但是你知道并不是因为她告诉了你这件事情,
but because you observed her behaviour and heard the frustration in her voice.
而是因为你观察到了她的行为举止,听到了她声音中的沮丧。
You picked up on it and then you guessed.
你注意到了这些信息,然后做出猜测。
Did you hear that Steven's been fired?
你听到史蒂文被炒了吗?
Not officially, but I did pick up on it in this morning's meeting.
并不是正式的,但是我从今天早晨的会议中猜到了。
Now I know that you get frustrated with the number of phrasal verbs that you need to know.
现在我知道你们肯定对你们需要知道的这一堆动词短语感到非常沮丧。
Once you learn a couple, there are literally hundreds that follow!
学会了这些之后,还有更多的在等你这!
But don't give up!
但是不要放弃哦!
My biggest tip is to focus on just a small number, just a handful each week.
我最大的技巧就是每周专攻很少几个短语。
Make the ones that you learnt in this lesson, your focus this week.
把本节课程中你需要的这几个当成本周的专攻点吧。
Use them in sentences, look for them, study them.
使用它们造句,留心寻找它们,进行学习。
Don't worry about all of the others, Just focus on these ones, this week.
不要担心其他的,这周就专攻这几个。
Now make sure you subscribe to my channel, just down there.
一定要订阅我的频道哦,就在下方。
There's a new lesson here every week!
每周都会有新课程发布!
To learn more about phrasal verbs, watch this video here.
想要学习更多的动词短语,观看这个视频吧。
I share some really great tips for practising and learning phrasal verbs.
我分享了一些练习和学习动词短语的好方法。
Or you could try this playlist down here and listen for phrasal verbs as they're used in natural conversation with native English speakers.
或者是你可以看一下下方的播放列表,听一下动词词组在英语母语者日常对话中是如何使用的。
Thanks for watching and I will see you next week. Bye for now!
谢谢收看,下周见。再见!