79. Well, can't you drop one course and pick it up next semester?
點(diǎn)睛
drop one course的意思是“退掉一門課程”。drop的用法在前面已經(jīng)講到,這里不再贅述。pick up在本句中意為“重新學(xué)習(xí),繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)”,正好與drop的意思相對。如:
Today we will pick up where we finished last Friday. 今天我們將接著上周五的內(nèi)容繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)。
考點(diǎn)歸納
pick up含義豐富,除了“重新學(xué)習(xí)”以外,還有很多其他常用含義:
“收拾干凈”。如:
I've got to pick this room up before the guests arrive. 我必須在客人到來之前把房間收拾干凈。
“(車、船等)在半路上搭人”。如:
Now let's figure out whose car will stop to pick us up. 讓我們想一下,誰的車能在中途捎上我們。
“有起色;(生意等)好起來”。如:
The hotel business always picks up in summer. 旅館的生意常常是在夏季開始好轉(zhuǎn)。
“自然學(xué)會(huì)”。如:
Bob has never had a French teacher; he picked the language up by himself. 鮑勃從來沒有法語老師,他是自己學(xué)會(huì)這門語言的。
“聽見;看見”。如:
The dog's sense of hearing is so sharp that it can pick up the sound from afar. 狗的聽覺很敏銳,它能聽到遠(yuǎn)方的聲音。
“加快”。如:
The train picked up speed. 火車加快了速度。