1. We pick up a can, and then use a can opener on it.
比如,我们会先拿起一个罐头,然后使用开罐头的工具来开罐头。

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2. They should be able to pick a premade newspaper and then make the few small changes needed to get their custom version.
他们会挑选预先做好的一张报纸,然后稍微修改来达到自制版本的需要。

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3. Even custom software written for corporate operations can offer a range of features from which each user can pick and choose.
即使是一些公司管理和运转的定制软件,也可以提供一系列的功能供每个用户挑选。

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4. {Pick} is the primitive word from which {picket} is derived.
{pick}是{picket}得以派生出来的根词。

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5. pick any nameable item
挑出任何说得出名称的物品

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6. The Save As dialog is the wrong tool for making and managing copies, and it is the user who will eventually have to pick up the pieces.
“另存为”对话框是复制或者管理复制的错误工具,最后用户不得不自己收拾残局。

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7. If you pick up an item in the list but the place you need to drop it is currently scrolled out of view, you must be able to scroll the listview without putting down the dragged object.
如果在列表中选择了某个条目,但你需要拖放的位置位于当前视图之外,那么你必须能够在不放下拖动对象的情况下滚动视图列表。

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8. If you pick up the pen from the top-left corner and put it down in the bottom-right corner, the cursor immediately jumps from the top-left to the bottom-right of the screen.
如果你把笔从数字化写字板的左上角拿起,放到右下角,光标也会从屏幕的左上角跳到右下角。

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9. When you mouse around on the screen, there is a distinct dividing line between near motions and far motions: Your destination is either near enough that you can keep the heel of your hand stationary on your desktop, or you must pick up your hand.
当用鼠标在屏幕上漫游时,在近距离活动和远距离移动之间有一明显的分界线。 你的目标可能很近,就可以将手掌根部放在桌上保持不动;否则你必须抬起手。

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10. When you pick up a cell phone or open a document with a word processor, you likely have an outcome in mind.
当你拿起手机时,当你用字处理软件打开一个文档时,你在心目中可能有一个期望的结果。

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