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(mén)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(duì)。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(lái)之前把房間收拾干凈。
“(車(chē)、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(shuí)的車(chē)能在中途捎上我們。
“有起色;(生意等)好起來(lái)”。如:
The hotel business always picks up in summer. 旅館的生意常常是在夏季開(kāi)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(lái)沒(méi)有法語(yǔ)老師,他是自己學(xué)會(huì)這門(mén)語(yǔ)言的。
“聽(tīng)見(jiàn);看見(jiàn)”。如:
The dog's sense of hearing is so sharp that it can pick up the sound from afar. 狗的聽(tīng)覺(jué)很敏銳,它能聽(tīng)到遠(yuǎn)方的聲音。
“加快”。如:
The train picked up speed. 火車(chē)加快了速度。