Lesson5 No wrong numbers

1. words

1.1 pigeon⭐️

1. n. 鸽子（信鸽，肉鸽）

   dove	和平鸽
   homing-pigeon	信鸽
   =carrier-pigeon
   one's pigeon⭐️	某人的职责或责任
   =one's business or responsibility

1.2 message

1. n. 信息，口信（可数）

   A pigeon carried the urgent message from the front	一只鸽子从前线捎回的紧急信息
   take a message for sb	为...捎口信
   leave sb a message	为...留口信
   get the message	明白，理解，收到暗示

2. 区别

   message	信息（可数）
   information	资料，信息（不可数）
   a piece of information	一系列信息
   information technology（IT）	信息技术
   new	消息，新闻（不可数）
   a piece of news	一系列新闻
   newspaper	报纸（可数）

1.3 cover⭐️

1. n. （书刊的）封皮⭐️

   cover-girl	封面女郎
   read a book from cover to cover	一本书从头读到尾
   =read a book from beginning to end

2. n. 掩盖物，覆盖物，罩子，套子⭐️

   The seat cover is made of leather	这个座套是皮做的

3. v. 掩盖或遮盖某物⭐️

   eg : Cover the table with a table cloth.	用桌布把桌子盖上

4. v. 走过一段路程，越过，完成，看完⭐️

   eg : I cover 50 pages in an hour.	我一个小时看了50页

1.4 distance

1. n. 距离，间距

   eg : It's a great distance from here	那里离这里很远
   keep one's distance from others	保持距离
   in the distance = far away	在远方

2. distant

   distant	adj. 远隔的，遥远的或远亲的
   eg : He is my distant nephew	他是我的远房外甥
   a distant village = a remote village	一个遥远的村庄

1.5 request

1. n. 要求，请求

   request for sth	对...的要求，请求...
   at one's request	应...的请求
   at one's invitation	应...的邀请

2. v. 要求，请求

   request sth from sb	向...要
   request sth of sb	向...要求...
   request sb to do...	要求某人做某事
   want sb to do...	想让某人做某事
   ask sb to do...	让某人做某事

1.6 spare⭐️

1. adj. 多余的，剩余的，备用的⭐️

   spare part	备件

2. adj. 空闲的，未占用的⭐️

   spare time	空闲时间
   eg : I have not spare time.	我没有空闲时间

3. v. 宽恕，饶恕⭐️

   spare sb	饶了某人
   eg : Spare me, please.	饶了我吧

4. v.（为某人某事）提供（时间，金钱），拨出，分出⭐️

   eg : Can you spare me a few minutes？	你能给我提供几分钟时间吗？
   spare the rod and spoil the child / kid.	棍棒出孝子（闲置了棍子就害了孩子）

5. 形容词 spare 和动词 to spare 的区别

   eg : I cannot spare the time	我花不起时间
   eg : I have no time to spare	我没有时间

1.7 service

1. n. 业务，服务

   service center	服务中心
   banking and insurance service	银行及保险业务
   telephone service	电话业务
   bear's service	帮倒忙

2. serve

   serve	v.业务，服务
   serve sb	为某人服务
   serve the people	为人民服务
   serve the customers	为顾客服务

2. Key Structures⭐️

2.1 一般过去时

1. 功能：

   表示过去某特定时间发生的动作或事情，已经发生完了。句子通常有一个表示明确时间的时间状语。

2.2 现在完成时

1. 功能：

   发生在过去，但是对现在还有一定的影响的一个动作，在现在完成时中通常有一个表示时间的词或状语

3. Text

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.

Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.

3.1 Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.

garage	车房，车库，汽车间
a house with a separate garage	另设汽车房的房子
garage	加油站（兼做汽修）
a garage mechanic	加油站技术工
one...anther	一个...又一个
one...the other	一个，另一个
one the one hand...;on the other hand	一方面，另一方面

3.2 Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. ⭐️

carry	搬，提，拿，抱，抬，背，运，送等
from...to...⭐️	从...到...
from door to door	挨家挨户
from China to Peru	遍天下

3.3 Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.⭐️

up to now	迄今为止（搭配现在完成时）
=up till now
=so far
=up to present
up to / till	到...为止，直到...
a great many + 谓语动词复数⭐️	许多
a number of + 谓语动词复数⭐️	许多
many a + 谓语动词单数⭐️	许多
other	pron. （作定语）另外的，别的，其他的
other	pron. （作主语或宾语）另一个，另外（几个）；另外的人或物
urgent	adj. 紧急的，迫切的
an urgent message	紧急消息
an urgent case	紧急情况
an urgent cry	紧急呼救
urgency	n. 紧急，迫切

3.4 In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’ service.⭐️

own⭐️	v. 拥有
= have ; possess
own⭐️	adj. 自己的，私人的

4. Special Difficulties

4.1 in the way

in the way	挡路 / 用这种方式
eg : Please move this chair.It's in the way	请搬开这张椅子，它挡着路了
eg : Do your work in the way I have shown you	按照我示范的方法去做这个工作
on the way	去某地的路上
on the way + 地点	去某地的路上
eg : On the way to the station, Ibought some chocolate.	在去火车站的路上，我买了一些巧克力
in this way	用这种方式
in that way	用那种方式
by the way	顺便问一句
in a way	在某种意义上
get one's own way	随心所欲

5. Exercises

5.1

Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his garage. ______ he has just bought twelve pigeons. A. That's so B. That's why C. Because D. For

5.2

What's the distance from Pinehurst to silbury? How ______ is pinhurst ______ Silbury? A. long ago... until B. long... away C. away... till D. far... from

5.3

Mr. Scott has a garage in Silbury. His ______ garage is in Pinhurst. A. another B. other C. else D. different

5.4

We had a party last month and it was a lot of fun, so lets have ______ one this month. A. another B. more C. the other D. other

6.Analysis

5.1

Answer：B

That's so	真的，是这样
That's why	这就是为什么
Because	由于，因为
For	由于...的缘故，因为；

5.2

Answer：D

long ago... until	搭配错误，long ago 不和 until 连用
long... away	可以表距离，应该是 long... away from
away... till	away 不和 till 搭配
far... from	表示“离....有多远”

5.3

Answer：B

another	表“另一个”，但前面不能带其他的修饰词，如冠词、所有格形容词等
other	表“另外的，其他的”，作为形容词修饰其他成分，如the、his等修饰词
else	表“其他，另外的”，做形容词应该放在修饰词的后面
different	表“不同的”

5.4

Answer：A

another one	另一个
more	更多的，加复数名词
the other	两者中其中一个
other	另外的，其它的，前面需要加冠词或所有格修饰