CNN news 2011-01-11 加文本

pick up使增加〔加快〕

例句：The car began to pick up the moment the vehicle got onto the motorway.
      一开上高速公路, 车子的速度就加快了。

      The car picks up speed with just a touch of the accelerator.
      这辆车只要你一触加速器就会加速。

2.But a new neighbor has people talking.

have sb do,have sb done,have sb doing的区别：

①have sb．／sth．do sth．与have sb．／sth．doing sth．两者都是宾语发出的主动动作。前者指 “使某人／物做某事（指一次性的具体的动作）”；后者指“使某人／物一直处于某种状态”，常接一段时间作状语。②have sth．done这一结构中的宾语与宾补动词是被动关系。

③have sth． to do这一结构中的have意为“有”，即“有某事要做”。解题时要注意这四个结构的形式变化，如对宾语提问、被动结构等。

3.For now, residents say the orange, almost albino gator is more than welcome to call Sorrento Woods home.

more than很, 非常

例句：I was more than a little angry when I saw how they'd ruined it.
      当我见到他们是怎样把它破坏时, 我不禁大为愤慨。

      She was dressed more than simply.
      她穿着十分朴素。