When the storm starts, the wind picks up.

当暴风雨来临的时候，风也刮起来了。

The wind picks up when the wind becomes stronger.

随着风越来越强劲，风速越来越快。

As the wind picks up, it pushes the sail, accelerating the boat.

当风刮起来时，它会推动帆，使船加速。

By two o'clock it started to rain, and the wind picked up, too.

到了下午两点开始下起雨来，风也变强了。

It was so nice at the beach this morning, until the wind picked up.

今天早晨沙滩超级棒，直到狂风大作。

In the afternoon, as the wind picks up out at sea, the workers and swans return to shore.

下午，海上风势增强，工人们与天鹅返回岸边。

And as wind picks up along the coasts, Fiona could be near hurricane strength when it hits land as early as tonight.

随着海岸风力的增强，菲奥娜最早在今晚登陆时可能接近飓风强度。

Also, prune your trees and gather up any loose items that can become projectiles once the winds pick up.

此外，修剪树木并收集任何松散的物品，一旦风力增强，这些物品可能会变成抛射物。

A California fire chief has spoken of the urgency of containing two fires in northern California before winds pick up again on Thursday.

一名加州消防队长表示，在周四再次起风之前，控制住加州北部两场火灾非常紧迫。

Of course, it may seem obvious that as winds picked up and Sandy hit the coast, there were more downed trees and property damage to photograph.

当然，风力抬升、“桑迪”重创海岸时，人们会拍到更多被吹倒的树和财产损害情况，这似乎显而易见。

Only a slight wind was blowing, and huge waves  made progress very slow. Luckily for Columbus, the wind picked up as the crew was on  the point of wishing to return to Spain.

只有微风吹过， 巨浪行进很慢。 对哥伦布来说幸运的是，当船员们正要返回西班牙时， 起风了。