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Lesson 5 No wrong number
1. pigeon: (1) 鸽子
homing pigeon 信鸽
An old man sat on the park bench and fed the pigeon. 一位老人坐在公园的长凳上喂鸽子。
He is building a pigeon house for his racing pigeons. 他正在为他的赛鸽建鸽棚。
A pigeon is cooing up in one of the elm. 一只鸽子在榆树上咕咕地叫。
(2) 事务,买卖,关心的事
I don't care where the money comes from: that's not my pigeon. 我不管钱从哪儿来, 那不是我的事。
联想:dove: dove of peach 和平鸽
2. message: (1) 消息; 通讯; 音信, 口信; 情报; 电报; 通报
Will you take this message to your brother? 把这个便条捎给你哥哥好吗?
There is an important message for you from your brother. 你哥哥有个重要的消息要告诉你。
Did you deliver my message to my father? 你把我的信息传给我父亲了吗?
(2) 要旨,要点
The play has a serious message. 这部戏有着重要的寓意。
经典用法:leave a message留个话
take a message 为…捎口信
get the message [口]明白, 领会
3. cover: vt. (1) 覆[遮, 掩]盖
cover the table with a cloth 把桌子铺上台布
be covered with moss 长满绿苔
be covered with snow all the year round 终年积雪
The roads were covered with snow. 覆盖
(2) 走完(一段路程),越过
We have covered 1500 miles.
He covered the whole distance in three days. 走完
By sunset we had covered thirty miles. 到日落的时候,我们已走了三十英里。
(3) 掩盖
He tried to cover up his mistakes. 掩饰
Do not try to cover a mistake. 不要试图掩盖错误。
Lies cannot cover up facts. 谎言掩盖不住事实。
(4) 报道(有关...的消息)
This event will be covered live by TV. 此事将由电视作现场报道。
The best reporters were sent to cover the war. 最优秀的记者被派去作战地报道。
(5) 涉及,包含
His studies covered a wide field. 他的知识渊博。
(6) 保险
All the pupils in the school are covered against accidents. 学校里所有的学生参加了人身保险。
n. 盖子
The book needs a new cover.
4. distance: (1) 距离, 路程
the distance between the two cities 两座城市间的距离
His house is within walking distance of the hospital. 他家离医院只有几步路。
We've come a long distance on the project. 我们在这个科研项目上已有很大进展。
My house is four miles distance from the sea. 我家离海四英里。
(2) 遥远, 远离; 远方, 远处
We can see the mountain from the distance. 我们从远处就可以看到那座山。
We can see a windmill in the distance. 我们可以望见远处有架风车。
经典用法:from a distance 从远方
in the distance 在远处
keep sb. at a distance 对某人保持疏远
5. request: n./vt. 请求, 要求, 邀请
a written request 书面要求[申请]
Catalogues of our books will be mailed on request. 书目承索即寄。
These materials are in great request. 这些材料非常需要。
I have a request to make of you. 我有事求你。
Your presence is immediately requested. 即请光临。
All I request of you is that you (should) be punctual. 我只要求你准时。
Gentlemen are requested not to smoke. 先生们请勿吸烟。
She requested him to go with her. 她邀请他一同去。
经典用法:at sb.'s request [at the request of sb.] 应某人要求
as requested 依照请求
make (a) request for 请求, 要求
request sth. from sb. 向某人要求某物
6. spare: adj. 备用的; 多余的,剩余的
spare cash 余款
If you have a spare bed, may I stay tonight?
Have you any spare time to help me?
You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet! 空闲时你就坐在这里读地毯吧!
v. 赦免;饶恕;不伤害; 免除;使省去; 舍弃;让与
spare sb.'s life
He doesn't spare himself. 他律己甚严。
I have no time to spare. 我没有余暇。
He did the work to spare you the trouble. 他做了那件事使你免去麻烦。
7. service: (1) 业务,服务
Service First 服务第一 / give good service 服务周到
the telephone service 电话设施
attend morning service 参加早礼拜
marriage service 结婚仪式
The food is good at this hotel, but the service is poor. 这家旅馆饭菜很好,但服务很差。
(2) 帮助,贡献
You have done me a great service. 你帮了我一个大忙。
His services to the country were immense. 他对国家的贡献非常大。
You may need the services of a lawyer. 你也许需要律师的帮助。
经典用法:at sb.'s service 为某人效劳; 随时提供服务
be of service to 对...有用[有帮助]
8. and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.
another三者或三者以上的另一个
had another cup of coffee 又喝了一杯咖啡
We need another chair. 我们再要一把椅子。
I don't like this book, give me another one. 我不喜欢这本书, 请另外给我一本。
That's quite another matter. 那完全是另外一回事。
There's room for another three people in the back of the bus. 公共汽车后面还能坐下三个人。
This young man is very clever; he may be another Edison. 这个年青人很聪明, 他可能成为爱迪生式的人。
9. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
(1) up to now 迄今为止
Her life has run smoothly up to now. 她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。
(2) a great many
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudice. 许多人,当他们正在整理自己的偏见之时,以为是在思考呢。
Helen has a great many friends indeed, but she does not think she has any she can confide in. 海伦固然有许多朋友,可是她认为没有一个是可以谈贴心话的。
He has cited a great many examples from the grammar book. 他从那本文法书中引用了许多例子。
(3) other: / the other / others / the others:
1) 另外的, 其他的, 别的
I have no other place to go 别无去处
2) the other: 是其中的“另一个”, 如:
Give me the other one, not this one. 给我那一个, 不是这一个。
I don't like this one; show me the other. 我不喜欢这个,给我看另一个。
Hold it in this hand, not the other. 用这只手握着, 不要用那只手。
两个中的“另一个”是“the other”; 三者或三者以上中的“另一个”是“another” , 如:
This glass is broken. Get me another. 这个杯子坏了, 给我另拿一个来。
He has three brothers; one is a teacher, another (is) a soldier, and the other an artist. 他有三个兄弟:一个是老师,一个是军人,而另一个是艺术家。
3) others是代词, 指不确定范围的“其它[他]的事物或人(复数)”, 如:
We must think of others. 我们必须多为别人着想。 但:
4) others和some对比使用时, 是“有些”的意思而不是做“其他”讲, 如:
Some cleaned the windows, others mopped the floor. 有的擦窗户, 有的擦地板。
5) the others是“其余的”意思, 表示在一个范围内的其他全部, 如: This dictionary is better than the others. 这本字典比别[其余]的好。
经典用法:one or the other这一个或另一个
the other day 几天前
every other day 每隔一天
the other way 相反地
10. In this way, he has began his hiw own private “telephone service”.
way: (1) 方式,方法
the American way of life 美国的生活方式
She showed them the way to do it. 她向他们示范做这件事的方法。
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. 压力是日常生活中不可分割的一部分, 无法逃避。
In this way, Americans 'send their climates' to people in other states. 这样美国人把'本地的气候'传送给其它州的人。
Each successful manager has a way of his own in bringing his views to bear. 每一个成功的经理都有他自己独特的方式使别人接受他的意见。
(2) 路,道路
We lost the way in the dark. 我们在黑夜中迷路了。
On the way, a young man waved to me.
On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
I fell on the way to school. 我在上学的路上跌倒了。
(3) by the way 顺便说说;顺便提起
By the way, what happened to the money? 顺便问一句,那笔钱后来怎么样了?
By the way, do you live with your parents or have a place of your own? 顺便问一句, 你是同父母一起生活还是自己生活?
(4) in the way 挡住路, 妨碍
Corruption stands in the way of the development of the society. 贪污腐败妨碍社会的发展。贪污腐败妨碍社会的发展。
No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way. 他确实是想帮忙,然而事实上却只是帮倒忙。
(5) in a way adv.在某种程度上, 稍稍
In a way, you're right. 从某一点上看你是对的。
The work is well done in a way. 这工作就算做得不错。
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