One day, a very beautiful and elegant hand picked up the teapot.

有一天，一个美丽、优雅的手拿起茶壶。

The young telegraph hand picked up his cap and began sidling away.

年轻的报务员拿起帽子， 开始侧身离开。

The count was weakened by the loss of blood and was more drowsy than asleep; his hands picked the counterpane and tried to draw it over him.

伯爵因失血而虚弱，昏昏欲睡。他的手拿起被，想把它盖在身上。

Just then he heard someone outside singing a ribald song, so he washed his hands, picked up his monk staff, and hurried off to see who was singing.

就在这时，他听到外面有人唱着一首下流歌曲，于是他洗了手，拿起僧杖，急忙跑去看看是谁在唱歌。

In early conventions, delegates were hand picked by party bosses and could vote on the candidate of their choice, but the process could be a little messy, often requiring dozens of ballots to select a nominee.

在早期的大会，们是由政党的领导者们亲自挑选出来的，他们可以为他们选择的候选人投票，但过程可能有点复杂，通常需要几十张选票才能选出一个被提名者。