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Module 3 Foreign Food Section 3 Words and Expressions owe v. to need to pay or give sth. to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for sth. they have done for you:[+ two objects] I owe Janet ten pounds.We still owe $1000 on our car (= We still need to pay $1000 before we own our car).I owe you a drink for helping me move.I think you owe (= should give) me an explanation/apology. obsess v. If sth. or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about sth. or someone, you think about them all the time:The whole relationship obsessed me for years.She used to obsess about her weight. end up 1)竖起,直立.如:The dog can end up. 2)结束,各终.如:He end up the head of the company. 3)死.如:The old man ended up after he said his last words. pick up 1)捡起、拿起(某物)；扶起(某人) Mr. Black picked up his hat and went out. 布莱克先生拿起帽子走了出去。 Grandma Li fell down onto the ground and I ran to pick her up at once. 李奶奶跌倒在地，我赶紧跑过去扶她。 2)(在无线电中)收听、接收 It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programs. 必须有一台短波收音机才能收听到这些节目。 3)(用车)来接(可以是到某处去接某人或载货，也可以是中途顺便把人或物带走) Mr. Brown stopped his car in front of the shop to pick up the empty boxes. 布朗先生在店门前停下车，顺便把空箱子带走。 I’ll pick you up at your home tomorrow. 明天我会开车到你家接你。 4) 跌倒后(自己)站起来 The little girl slipped and fell, but she quickly picked herself up. 这个小女孩滑倒了，但很快就站了起来。 5) 收拾；整理 You’d better pick up the tools after finishing the work. 完成工作后你最好把这些工具收拾起来。 6) (指不是通过正规教育和指导)学会、掌握、(尤指偶然地)得到消息 I don’t know where my children have picked up those rude words. 我不知道我的孩子在哪儿学来的那些粗话。 He picked up some rumor that the singer had died. 他偶然听到了一个谣传，说是这个歌手已经去世了。 7) 无意地(用较少的钱)买到；顺便去买 You can often pick up lots of used stamps very cheaply. 你经常可以很便宜地买到大量用过的邮票。 Don’t forget to pick up the ice cream on your way home. 别忘了在回家的路上顺便买冰淇淋。 8) 恢复精神 / 健康；(生意)好转、恢复 This old man is beginning to pick up now. 现在这位老人开始恢复健康。 Business has been very poor but they expect it to pick up again before Christmas. 生意一直很不景气，但他们可望在圣诞节前再次好转。 9) 加快(速度) The