儿童英语小故事 96. A Book and a Phone

　　He puts on his glasses. He needs his glasses to read. He opens a book. He reads the first page. The phone rings. He picks¹ up the phone. It is his wife². He talks with his wife. Then she says goodbye. He says goodbye. He puts down the phone. He picks up the book.

1 picks   

n.镐( pick的名词复数 )；最佳选择；选中的人（或物）v.采( pick的第三人称单数 )；摘；啄；叼

参考例句：

• workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
• The car picks up speed with just a touch of the accelerator. 这辆车只要你一触加速器就会加速。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。