e.g. a strange noise 奇怪的声音

He's always here; it's strange you've never met him.

他经常在这，你却没有见过他，真是不可思议。

5. I called at seven and you didn't pick up.

pick up(=pick up the phone) 接电话

pick up 还有以下含义：

　1) 拾起；抱起

e.g. The children picked up many sea shells at the seashore.

孩子们在海边捡到许多贝壳。

Pick that book up. 把那本书拣起来。

2) 搭载

e.g. The car stopped to pick me up.

汽车停下来接我。

Step 6 Summary

1. 在图书馆 in the library 2. 在的时候 at the time of

3. 去上班 go to work 4. 等公共汽车wait for the bus

5. 走路回家walk home 6. 在街上on the street

Step 7 Exercise

根据上下文内容填空。

Mary: What ______ you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn't pick ____.

Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.

Mary: I see. I called _____ at 8 and you didn't _______ then either.

Linda: What was I doing at 8? Oh, I know. When you called, I was ______ a shower.

Mary: But then I called again at 9.

Linda: Oh, I _____ sleeping at that time.

Mary: So early? That's strange.

Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why _____ you call so many times?

Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were ________, I called Jenny and she helped me.