1月3日，财新传媒和Markit联合公布的数据显示，去年12月财新中国制造业采购经理人指数（PMI）录得51.9%，较11月跃升1个百分点，创下2013年1月以来最高值，也远超市场预期，请看本报昨日的报道：

    China’s factory activity picked up more than expected in December as demand accelerated, with output reaching a near six-year high, a private business survey showed yesterday, giving the manufacturing sector a solid boost heading into 2017.

    The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ index (PMI) rose to 51.9 on a seasonally adjusted basis, from 50.9 in November and easily beating analysts’ forecasts of 50.7.

    The index has been slowly building momentum thanks to a lending and construction boom, and has now been above the 50-point neutral level which separates expansion in activity from contraction for six straight months.

    报道中的pick up就是“增长、改善”的意思。例如：

    After the strike, business picked up.

    罢工结束以后生意好了很多。