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VOA慢速英语:These Trash Collectors Put the 'Cycle' in Recycling

2009-12-04来源:和谐英语
1.The eleven owners of Pedal People not only pick up and remove trash and recycling.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起

例句:He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.
      他抱起孩子, 让她骑在自己的肩膀上。

安排接取; 使搭乘; 搭救

例句:The ship calls at each port on this coast to pick up passengers and mail.
      那艘轮船在沿海每个港口停下, 搭载乘客和接取邮件。

2.First of all, how Pig Latin got its name is a mystery. The language has nothing to do with farm animals or ancient Rome.

have nothing to do with与…没关系

例句:This has nothing to do with you.
       这事与你无关。